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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ih?_ fW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P sD+?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yg "u^*r&
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。 B7TA:K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0gVylQ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :x97^.eW~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !>/U6h,_
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（4） cook up 虚构 nD.4c-hd$q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @3[Z Q F
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 zp4Jd"XBX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]?^m;~MQZ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fk P@e3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T"t3e=xA
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DJrE[wI
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. :n>m"> 4
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。 -zHJ#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HPp Kti7g
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. CIQ o2~G
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %\[LM$f{z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S8<O$^L^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G[6V=G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %|o4 U0c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 c^UG}:Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;hmy7M1%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |> G tClL
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（10）for good 永远 >! wX% QHH
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Gs.id^Sf
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xc8MOm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #=5/ D@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kfg9l?R$I<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Tw`^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 me$ 7\B;wy
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. O@ '/B" &
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lz faW-n u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {*`qL0u]^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5)2lZ(5.A#
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。 |9jeOV}/
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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 -j`tBv)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &2Q 4{i
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ W7S`+Pq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !B P/#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TV#pUQ3K
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 O2us+DhQ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *ELbz}Q
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。 ,mhO\P96ik
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B5~S&HQ?B6
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