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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,: Z7P@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F [S'l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D^<5gRK?
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。 YGsg 0I't
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _`d=0l*8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V:h3F7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _BPp=(|
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（4） cook up 虚构 @E%f AC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )F3>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +T8]R7b9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [{-5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #m 6 W7_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Nc\jA=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q !whWA
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. &.chqP(|
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。 flS_rY5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~ea&1+Z[3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K'zBDrkW-x
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -}KW"#9c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9HG" }CGZP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mt ]50}eK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sHm :G_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %R@&8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2U rE>_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3&5AbIZ
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（10）for good 永远 l;vA"b=]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Dy^A??A[E}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @X]J MicJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g<s;uRA4O9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w(UZmZb}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1pZ[r M'}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~ 't+X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 91:TE8?Z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 f1X]zk(=W
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. cW?~]E' <
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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 ldNWdz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &D#B"XI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L,* #
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. != u
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p ^U#1c
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。 0&2eiMKG?n
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BTa#}LBZ+
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