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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o">~Ob R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `Th~r&GvF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O PzudO
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。 4D2U,Ds
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z1jxu;O(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f=k#o2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =.7tS'
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（4） cook up 虚构 vQ* RrHG?c
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xVw@pR ;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]\KVA)\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6lCpf1>6 @
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jC_'6sc`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 m5iCvOP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "b~C/-W I
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. umWs8-'Uw
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。 " >.tPn
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 QmjE\TcK/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;&n iZKoe
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 u 3#+fn_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u.|%@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \wD/TLS}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qF4tjza;k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "d:rPJT)(@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 vRH^en
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（10）for good 永远 FJDC^@ Ne
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *d jLf.I@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Gn=b_!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4P[MkMoC
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _,!0_\+i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ij7P -5=<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e ,epKt L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VS/M@y_./
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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. cN0
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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 ed`"xm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \894 Jqh
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =X?fA,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 m{Vd3{H40
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ",3v%$ >
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6w7;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /^A H/,p
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。 tO{{ci$-T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 : c~SH/qS
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