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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [nBlHI;&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E< ;C@B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gc@,lNmi
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。 jj8AV lN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =BpX;n <
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kB d #=J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 T!eb=oy
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（4） cook up 虚构 #imMkvx?
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {,p<!Jq~G
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5DKR1z:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3e$&rpv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yjZxD[
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 HgY"nrogt$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X"<t3l(+
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. `-S6g^Y
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。 0%.l|~CE&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jvn:W{'Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. . Rxz;-VA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 FCU~*c8Cs
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 w~sr2;rp<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PNgj 8J4
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ZiodJ"r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nb 0V~W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qCOe,$\1/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +9>t;
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（10）for good 永远 _
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. MnUa l}MO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 - #= v~vE
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lil1$K: i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. nE)?P*$3 Z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g9I2 e<;o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N8;/Zd;^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. rmutw~nHD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >[B[Q_})
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 & D4'hL 3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %{s<h6{R
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。 =xFw4 D9
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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 pA9^-:\*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. io^^f|
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Ul7)CT2:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [5^"U+`{x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #:v}d+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FS30RP3
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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。 %g}ri8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 sF}T9 Ue
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