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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )]R8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 | <$O5b'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jL$X3QS:
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。 h,g~J-x`|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /-lmf pT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v\C+G[MV 7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <^paRKEa+#
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（4） cook up 虚构 ly@CX((W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E~ kmU{D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _6( =0::x
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x uF_^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C&gJP7 UF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _QY "#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [ cq>QMW
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. KAZz) 7
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。 0OXd*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @z.!Dby
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (WC< X Kf
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 aUV>O`|_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aU @z\sQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H b. oKo$T
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~n ?U{
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }V{,
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qyto`n7
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（10）for good 永远 TocqoYX{{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K^+B"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +e\u4k {3V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Kmtr.]Nj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2mRso.Ah
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *T3"U|0_ y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V+ Z22
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O3 Uu{'=0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^U1;5+2G+~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p P .
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。 |R4](
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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 ],LOkAX
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wFe</U-';
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \ %K6T)9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (HEjmQjE
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 wZ\0<skU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #(7OvW+y
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。 =<<\ Uo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :F_U^pyG
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