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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9=89)TrY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .-Ggv w
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T eS F
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。 8lh { R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LcI,Dy|P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :D`ghXj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 AtGk
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（4） cook up 虚构 J*IC&jH:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "hdc B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~m2tWi@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n(\5Z&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x|&A^hQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sg RY`U.C
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. L}7c{6!F7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )/A If H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q&S\?cKe
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 cD{I* t$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S4 50 8l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |}P4Gr}6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #Y6'Q8g f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M}MXR=X,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. LT']3w
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（10）for good 永远 , g\%P5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. aVcQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q$ r1beA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 G41 gil6k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0 UdAF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R1 u1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 f.SV-{O_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R%B"Gtl)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tCH 4-~,#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0]% 0wbY1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RQiGKz5
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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 m!{Xu y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mkH {%7n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <,/k"Y=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. " #O v!t
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;o* n*N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k+Ew+j1_
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。 ,9jq
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )c~1s
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