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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Iu6W=A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R@ QQNYU.D
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*m@= z(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %1jdiHTaL
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p+D=}O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 b{HhS6<K?
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（4） cook up 虚构 i ^S2%qz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y*KC*/'"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 BHiOQ0Fs
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j#o3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %AgA -pBp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $e CGez<E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }* -u$=2
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. QE6El'S
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。 } @*I+\W/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {*__B} ,N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8|vld3;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ru Hrv"29
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qhwoV4@ f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V#H8d_V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 f#mx:Q.7I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^+a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B$DZ]/<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =WjJN Q
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（10）for good 永远 4[_L=zD
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~1d!hq?/q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 GMT or
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8vO;IK]9b^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -Qg ,99M
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rV U:VL`2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :B+Rg c qi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 To^#
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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. 6mAB(X^+
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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 Dx0O'uwR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. - &NQ\W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 km}MqBQl
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fK);!Hh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >.LgsMRIKi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e|~C?Ow'J
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。 QK'`=MU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +>u>`|
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