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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6pP:Q_U$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6({TG&`!]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z;wOtKl5r
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。 N2 4J!L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /Vdu|k=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k~Z ;S QyN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |tN:o=
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（4） cook up 虚构 vB<9M-sa0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {: ] u 6l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k@Qd:I;;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2Y>#FEW/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4ibOVBG:*,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;"B@QPX
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. []:&WA 9N
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。 (h"-#q8$
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 d0V *[ {
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w~4T.l#1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l#IN)">1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r17"i.n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w"{mDL}c
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（10）for good 永远 \AeM=K6q+D
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Pj8W]SA_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i&^]qL|J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s+t[{i4|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T*z*x=<5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,n{R,]y\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .;F%k,!v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m$bYx~K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \NTVg6>qN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G5hf m-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f cnv[B..{
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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 ?{L5=X@$$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. oT0:Ny
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `m}G{ jfk
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kho$At)V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {ub'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Ji.FG"h+2
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。 Q[c:A@oW
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <UY9<o
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