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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |? V7E\S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :#g.%&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I3 "6"
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。 LF7 }gQs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m}z6Bbis 0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dm}1"BU<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 R[zN?
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（4） cook up 虚构 i[[.1MnS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F'|K>!H
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'ge$}L}4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |@_<^cV110
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *f 7rLM*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hV~M!vFxA
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &wlD`0v
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. - B Wf.
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 pfZ[YC-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S!PG7 hK2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g$NUu
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !D F~]&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d-b<_k{p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7HVENj_b+M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U%pB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9n is8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 oUn+tu:
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（10）for good 永远 tm/ >H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L{VnsY V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cz,CL/rno
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Yr"Of*VNH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D}
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g4k3~,=D3
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w0;4O)H$O
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bD =H $)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i7- i!`<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C-S>'\ |8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;Q, t65+Am
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 9]Ue%%vM
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 5.ab/uk;M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )#z{P[X^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ pT GGJ,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 cH*")oD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [ KgO:},c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i$%Bo/Y
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。 #<==7X#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 .xwskzJ3
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