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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {*Wwu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }~~^Z tJ\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )7 %]<2V%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Q;,3W+(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 70*iJ^|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /?-p^6U
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（4） cook up 虚构 KY34 'Di
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7{ 6.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y {|~A
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =2)$|KC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /(pD^D
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IoHkcP[H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y~SlipY_
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. DCzPm/#b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +rpd0s49
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }vA
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [qMO7enu#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R9-JjG2v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4m(>" dHP
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3udIe$.Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?BvI /H5d
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8+cpNX
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（10）for good 永远 -2ij;pkIW$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (BQ3M-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s /q5o@b{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U7%pOpO!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +4nR&1z$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .EZ{d
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Zt0%E <C{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vFC=q Lz:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M`fXH 3D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 iT9Ex9RL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (Tb0PzA
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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@A=,
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \.|A,G=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9<c4y4#y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `v2l1CQ: ^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zP'pfBgbJW
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。 R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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