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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8^P2GG'+-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 GM9]>"#o\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1eE]4Z4Q
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。 T 9<H%iF
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^V XXq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y :i[~ y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >n$E e J
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（4） cook up 虚构 WRLu 3nBx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Fu1|b2B-x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 XDrlJvrPL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vZ_DG}n11
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T,xVQ4J?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J X2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 % b>y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 654jS!
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 QAOk
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 O w($\,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8&2gM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 COkLn)+0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G5XnGl }Q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h>L6{d1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6Ymo %OT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 m|Q&Lph b8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j_ywG{Jk
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d~z<,_ r5c
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（10）for good 永远 `>K k;`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d@ > k\6%j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "]\": T
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +D V6oh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7N~qg 7&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z_,] fd=o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~cg+BAfu
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7i|hlk;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yg[Oy#^
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 .pu`\BW>
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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 H R!>g
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q]?J% P.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9q ,Jq B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %Pvb>U(Xs
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 v,.n/@s|X
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v%8-Al^G
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。 2 .&V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +sbacMfq
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