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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I!ED?n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S%$ }(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^8]NxV@l
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。 )~ & CvJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L{#IT.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %gInje
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 t DO=P
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（4） cook up 虚构 S~<$H y*kh
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. aJSO4W)P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ij 79~pn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rEx nxQ<e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 gLb`pCo/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 UI0( =>L
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. ;RH;OE,A
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。 a`wc\T^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W1WYej"
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4%{,]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S\^P ha
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _aq 8@E~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t;){D:]k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .L +6 $8m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?#Ge.D~u
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 x" 7H5<
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（10）for good 永远 ;Y)w@bNt@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R%Hi+#/dr-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +[Dx?XM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &C:IX \
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r^2p*nr}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "N;`1ce
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O6@j &*jS
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,1hxw< sNR
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f@6QvkIa
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n #mA/H;wV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6S}, (=
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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 E!;SL|lj .
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. XYQ /^SI!:
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ UJ%R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "RedK '7g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /9 3M*b
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "WlZ)wyF%
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。 6d:zb;Iz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6 o^,@~:R
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