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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E,u@,= j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O,]t. 1V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \qi=Us|=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k P>G4$e_v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. X@5!I+u\L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 XQ%* U=)s
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（4） cook up 虚构 C8DZ:3E$c
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4 )*8 &
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P DzVXLpC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [9~Bau
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }*hY#jo1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @T|mHfQ8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6*/0 yGij
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. (p-a;.Twj
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。 |Ah26<&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7y&Fb
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A+69_?B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b-@6w(j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `) *
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 x4pl#~Su
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（10）for good 永远 w t? 8-_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gk"S`1>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3YR6@*!f/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s3W35S0Q 3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PBTGN;y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h$ _Wh(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !r,ZyJU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Jb#*QJ=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |)} F}~&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5^t68
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Pv1C o:
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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 qDxz`}Ly=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t^)q[g
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DzkE*vR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jX$Ti G
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `^-?yu@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 no?TEXp*
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。 xC9^x7%3O
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;<1O86!
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