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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9b=^"K
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8zB+%mcF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B2Awdw3 =g
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。 S|u1QGB
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zxynEdO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xVwi
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cvLcre% >A
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（4） cook up 虚构 hnfrnYH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QeOt; {_|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3vvFF]D5k
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #\! hBL
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "l2N_xX;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [7 Kj$PB3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q_m#BE;t
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. 3!L<=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。 -^ nQ^Td=j
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 fU){]YP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;H#R{uR_<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BOl $UJ|K
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ` 'k' s]Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5F_:[H =
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 t BXsWY{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ivgwm6M
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（10）for good 永远 P A +e= %
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HDXjH|of
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gV. Pg[[1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]V]@Zna@g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J;]@?(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 NB6h/0*v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 H f mM f^c
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. BrH`:Dw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 kpMM%"=V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1X:whS5S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A,CPR0g%
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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 kGTc~p(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k~EPVJh"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #d i_V"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. aZ:?(u]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ke6cZV5w
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。 hy`)]>9z~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N %/DN
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