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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0U$6TDtmE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 EB> RY+\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MuO>O97
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]pB~&0jg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *><]
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 PK+][.6H
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（4） cook up 虚构 y>~Ke UC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /6S/a*`<X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 n+!.0d}6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1W/=
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .R-:vU880
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 cAktSoF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 BB|{VwN
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Y[ x ^59
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 xaeY^"L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9 r8{9h:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }xdI{E1 q)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 X=.+XP]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G&Cl: CtC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C ]r$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j?&FK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >ueJ+sgH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *#2`b%qh\M
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q_ 5xsTlTR
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（10）for good 永远 x b _C1n
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4&$G;?#W2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #lB[]2]N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !w/~dy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !'[sV^ ds
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. wCI.jGSBW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i_ =P!%,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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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. 8a05`ZdP
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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 'wQ= b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sJ0y3)PQ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }7C{:H2d
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. chiQ+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 s!+?) bB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J#X 7S s
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 y5Q+gw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m _]"L
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