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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GP6-5Y"8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |d\ rCq >
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l ps
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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。 {Hxvt~P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H. U wM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W|XTa
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 * NzHY;e
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（4） cook up 虚构 !mLQdkTE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o7Ms]AblT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [zmx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SA@M J>Z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 02OL-bv}HS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x-O9|%aRJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `\LhEnIwu
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. ov >Rv 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。 wN1%;~?7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Blv!%es
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^c",!Lp}{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [!9 dA.tF
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +NL^/y<;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 aVsA5t\zi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DtkY;Yl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?0k(w iF
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]4f;%pE
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（10）for good 永远 m:|jv|f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Esh3 cn4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 z* ?-*6W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 t}r`~ AEa!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &E|2-)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 H>Wi(L7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F)P"UQ!\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _cr a_(b
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $U=E7JO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v" ' Co6fw
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. m>dZ n
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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 za{z2# aJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Us4J[MW<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ckd=t vL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wcGI2aflD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 # D8Z~U,-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]iu}5]?)
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。 +oKp>-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l(X8 cHAi
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