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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. so8isDC'9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 * ?r w'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Xl2Fgg}#
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。 y{s?]hLk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 t\CVL?e`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5 (%+8<2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 NV9D;g$Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 -mO[ ;l O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iwJBhu0@#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E%3WJ%A
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8K] fw{-$L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ><TuL7+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c|:H/Y2n|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SvAz9>N4
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. >72j,0=e
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。 zr\I1v]?1#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }v;@1[.B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3:Y ZC9
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Dsm_T1X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s IY `H^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )| XmF4R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ua,Lg.z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J1 a/U@"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lHV
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 vy,ER<
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（10）for good 永远 Jq l#z /z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0 4x[@f`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C^aP)&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1 [[`
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u<]-%ha$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 TCX* $ac"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 69!J' kM[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eq<xO28z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "k)( ,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tU}CRh
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `D>PU@s$nT
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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 gkI(B2,/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b~Y$!fc
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 % rRYT8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m_W\jz??k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ipQJn_:2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j_L 'Ztu3
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。 [kt!\ -
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z~L4BY @z
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