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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. / =
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K ZK,w#9.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s[-]cHQ
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。 ]A!.9Ko}u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vbn>mg5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a8h]n:!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 G6Q4-kcK
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（4） cook up 虚构 m,NMTyJoz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M j~${vj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 V< $*Y>;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RWahsJTu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 B/Ba5z"r$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3Hm7
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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. caD5Pod4
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。 ,35Ag#va
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~N[|bPRmhE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3zb) "\(R
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 bhKV +oN
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P|N?OocE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ? -{IsF^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )[DpK=[N^p
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;xW{Ehq-h
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（10）for good 永远 #KJZR{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ' PL_~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s?<!&Y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 dP3VJ3+
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V~c(]K )-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 drX4$Kdf]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &z0iLa4q)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r!M#7FDs(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P6E1^$e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /'NUZ9
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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 fe g`(R2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dp< au A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [EOMCH2Ki
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w}b<D#0XC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 GFY-IC+fc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Fi k@hu
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。 V*kznm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R]V TV7D
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