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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ca: jN0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =j%B`cJ66_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9<0p1W O
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 .hYrE5\-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0JQ0lzk1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K#j<G]I( @
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 LX%K*nlj
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（4） cook up 虚构 &< !DNXQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. < ,U=w[cH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fS08q9,S /
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yx - 2ux
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kB |j N~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X coV27
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 2$>"4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e rz9CX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7H$0NMP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 vwVK ^B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R,mOV8y"W[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ].W)eMC*c(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Gp0H[-oF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. X<\E
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（10）for good 永远 `6`p ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XLEEd?Vct9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w! J|KM
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3\x@G)1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K gN=b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pkW }\r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~%SmH [i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~0}gRpMW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !Tc
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ;kS Rv=S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3Go/5X/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 } tq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C5}c?=#bdf
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 12 8aJ
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 H1?t2\V4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xJG&vOf;?
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