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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3: ">]LMi
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 C~do*rnM^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. GM.2bA(y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hK!Z ~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @%4MFc0`!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /jR]sC)xs
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（4） cook up 虚构 {U$qxC]M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g$&uD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rAc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w#?@ulr]d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h)%}O.ueB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kmJ {(y)w
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4T*RJ3Fz!
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. S(7_\8 h
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。 T5m dC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -Cb<T"7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?/mk FDN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 vYh_<Rp5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3xhv ~be
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;WQ@dC
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &&iZ?JteZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]J^ 9iDTTA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T [w]w
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P!?Je/ Tz]
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（10）for good 永远 JHY0 J
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '4PAH2&n
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *7" R[!9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !6eXJ#~[E
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j@0/\:1(U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X-oHQu5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p100dJv q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sSLs%)e|:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ZeD""vJRY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /o =V
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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. xF)AuGdp\
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。 ETP}mo
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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 a :jRQ-F)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iST r;>A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0G/VbS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P5;LM9W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cc:4n1|]>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Q]_3 #_'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X tqjx@ye
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。 L&1VPli
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dc |!H{Yr
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