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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0v``4z 2Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /?a9g>G%N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. aO 2zD<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。 )k]{FM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HcrlcxwM\i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4\j1+&W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1B$8<NCQ=?
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（4） cook up 虚构 tg<bVA)E'J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z A}!Rzo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 i8%Z(@_`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j$4lyDfD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *%%n9T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yM7FR) ;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z? GtC{L9
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 'a$/ !~X
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。 |) mUO:*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g!i45]6[Nw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z%
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w^:@g~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "2 D{X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QBA{*@ A-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z{2 QDjAI;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 hl2 |Ec
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @KJmNM1]V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 [ C!m ,4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X?] Mzcu
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :Ye~I;" 8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9l,8:%X_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 M >i *e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [hqat'Vj,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n.,ZgLx["
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .ts XQf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 SN`L@/I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nO;ox*Bk+8
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。 wkp$/IZKMj
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 (e9hp2m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y 2^y73&k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5G z~,_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a;(,$q3M
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0:x+;R<P*w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @f-rS {
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。 \2Kl]G(w%y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {@s6ly].
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