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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "5O> egt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UnYb}rF#%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O>a1S*mxP
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。 WBkx!{\z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 aR('u:@jHi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !MOsP<2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 zUZET'Bm9
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（4） cook up 虚构 T!>h Pg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )b>misb/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A9u>bWIE7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 O! XSU,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W*#5Sk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 G$&jP:2q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Az8ZA ~Op=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. QV:> x#=V
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 SE@TY32T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %dq%+yw{%m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F;h^o !W7r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 VKX|0~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x= Oy 6"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D1 v0`od'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5B2p_$ W#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. CI$z+ zN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {6:*c
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（10）for good 永远 X;GU#8W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y,Rr[i"j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~9vK 6;0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ujmIS~"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 j|K;Yi
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~D4l64
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j 4=iHnE;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eI2HTFyT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]H}2|~c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FdzdoMY
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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 SlR//h
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZAN~TG<n
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0zSz[;A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NW`.7'aWT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Rk #'^ }
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。 y2 s(]# 8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BSg T
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