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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >}wFePl
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tRPIvq/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. sm"Rp~[i
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。 5~px u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 TgJ +:^+0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M2V`|19Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 2aTq?ZR|8A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NEIF1( :
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qu#[PDhb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WS6Qp`c )e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PkFG0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K 91O$'J
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. w
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 # [i3cn
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 - 5 v{p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @u$NB3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4,@jSr|I3i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xj D$i'V+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K:e[#b8 :R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 S *n5d >;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p%iZ6H>G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tVf):}< h
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 x _kT
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（10）for good 永远 Ev e,*ATI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,2U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W)Mz1v #s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 EPwU{*F
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '_Q';T_n99
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )Ko~6 .:5H
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D?dS/agA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Lo}T%0"G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rR ^o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^:$ShbX"P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R' 1 j
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。 IRR b^Q6
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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 Vug[q=i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'I}wN5`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #lik: ?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :RDk{^b)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bz 7?F!
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。 OZz/ip-!lc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fHwS12SB
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