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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4R.rSsAH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rtC.!].;%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;j S ~0R
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. usX
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（4） cook up 虚构 WF`y j%0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6f(K'v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6Xbo:#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y2 HF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w 7s+ 6,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?u/RQ 1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <S <@V? h
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. '+JU(x{CCl
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。 |aIY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j&(aoGl@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K`Vi5h R~c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kzcl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. W^v3pH-y #
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 __O@w.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Xt& rYv
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（10）for good 永远 g ]%sX6T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $q%r}Cdg
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SoC3)iqv/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 RzgA;ZC'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H!PM b{e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 EVYICR 5g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )i|0Ubn[|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u]RI,3Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 AYb-BaIc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q D!qSM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^V,?n@c!
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。 ))ArM-02
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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 >JVd L\3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hc #Sy:T>
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ J; 8M. _
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 v%^"N_ ]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X3mHg5zt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,v\^efc:%
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。 b} <?& @
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ykMdH:
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