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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >!<V\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,`+Bs&S 8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $ JuLAqq
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。 xNx`J@xt$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 W - 3w7^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :g/{(#E@Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >7W"giWP
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（4） cook up 虚构 .$OjUlzr-H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hOV_Oqe4?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eNivlJ,K|@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 * eMLbU7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /T{mS7EpYc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |})rt5|f1!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Zq9>VqGe
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. 9/^d~ ZO
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。 Mc.^s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ayN*fiV]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2pw>B%1WP)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Aw5K3@Ltz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }&=uZ:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [CsM <:C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &KLvr|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E=3#TB d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :E}6S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "hz >{oe
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（10）for good 永远 5N Fq7&rJ6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '\4c "Ho
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (1OW6xtfG
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #dL5x{gV=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r';Hxa '
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m<~>&mWr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. '! #On/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rUGZjLIGqz
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8U8P
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _3*: y/M_
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。 elNB7%Y/
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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 0oXK&Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (q0No26;(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 3#7ENV`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 oA5<[&~<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A3m{jbh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 q|?`Gsr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?L`MFR
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。 I=Gr^\x=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p|xs|O 6{
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