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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >jI.$%L$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1@|+l!rYF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +x2JC' -H
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。 L_Ok?9$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?4b0\ -
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FP= B /!g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >bW=oTFz
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（4） cook up 虚构 *~^63Nx!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cw<I L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 & P-8_ I
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tpJA~!mG3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i7#4&r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,:t,$ A
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. .!o]oM
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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。 kvwnqaX
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -#ZLu.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. qZd*'ki<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `p() ko
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h&'|^;FM
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jqaX|)8|$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >PA*L(Dh%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D {+@ ,C7B
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K%J?'-
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（10）for good 永远 G0
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R/~ !km
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +YvF+E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]d1'5F][H
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V}s/knd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H^-Y]{7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D>5)',D8xi
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E+ /Nicn=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "L~Oj&AN[
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。 vFk@
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $\u\ 4 n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nq!=9r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dEk#"cvg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {]dx Fhe)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !P{ /;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。 ":/c|!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F7<mm7BGZ
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