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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -z4pI=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h|1 /Q
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JuT ~~Z
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。 :AB$d~${M>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pTJJ.#$CEF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h{cJ S9e}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j!P]xl0vOZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 )W/ mt[;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V"@]PI pr
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #4*~ 4/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (-(sBQ a+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #Hr>KQ5mJQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r6`v-TY(/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <OEu 4,~:
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. ?8Hr
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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。 !8U\GR `
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 AA
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Rx 4
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .5zqpm
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =)3tVH&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3X&}{M:Qo
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3R[5prE<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {\L /?#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ZLJfSnB
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4`
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（10）for good 永远 1/YWDxo,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bi bjFg
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vo[Zuv?<h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qq Sf17sW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~% QVjzMC
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 afcI5w;>}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 X99:/3MXB'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {`v F4@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >c> f6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z`23z( +
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 54w..8'
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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 h`OX()N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dw8Ce8W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 x-km)2x=W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;aip1Df
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ax4nx!W,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YAqv:
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。 gh3XC.&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^|?/
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