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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,#l oVLy
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rC16?RovQ@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o9>X"5CmX
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。 7F\g3^ z9`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i,T{SV
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N0PX<$y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 YeJdkt
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（4） cook up 虚构 &tIm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r%i{a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 QCw<* Id+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W AbhB A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U"]i.J1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]\lw^.%
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. o ++ Hdvai
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。 C7PiuL?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 XjbK!.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6"(&lK\^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 IY PLitT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -(EqBr@_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ZHJzh\?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9'M_t Mm5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I j /J
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（10）for good 永远 X1"nq]chGy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iDs jIW\j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9^tyjX2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 u[DV{ o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hCgNS1%4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \+\h<D-5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R ZZB?vx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P}jr 8Z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K2QD&!4/T2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. By9/tB
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。 `*a ,8M%
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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 J98K:SAR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?kSs7e>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 c
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?m6E@.{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z6p>R;9n
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。 I(.XK ucU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 XV& 3h>5
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