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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'i +j;.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .; }vp*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UCV 1 {
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。 c|RTP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x7J8z\b"O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ##!idcC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bca4'`3\|
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（4） cook up 虚构 e0;0 X7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GB,f'Afl
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~+|Vzm|S}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \ GYrP f$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gr1NcHu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #0$fZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h hWIwR
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|`[X '
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。 g?B4b7II
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y UnNf 2i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. H j [!F%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _Ns/#Xe/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M5 \flE2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C- 5QhD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !=Sc po_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Rax]svc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {z#!3a
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q~k5 }n8
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（10）for good 永远 ES ,T[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w3Lr~_j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {,aX|*1Ku~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \MqO HM.[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J lp nR#@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Sf*1Z~P |
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 . n[;H;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bT> MZK8b
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 aAKwC01?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6}l[%8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s!<RWy+
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。 z@I'Ryalyc
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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 CiW z>HWH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S^s |/!>
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \uPyvA =
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W6 gI#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. uwl_TDc>%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JAx0( MZO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Ty<."dyPW
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。 m^%@bu,
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3_bqDhVI5
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