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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ywsz" /=@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XGrxzO|{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Rp@}9qijb
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。 k f K"i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r{:la56Xd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0\ytBxL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bl=*3qB
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（4） cook up 虚构 [#@p{[ ?r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a~N)qYL:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NYV0<z@M2M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {D2d({7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $, @ rKRY
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CPCB!8-5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;uo|4?E:\(
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. $}h_EI6hS
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。 qpEC !~ y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 r'JK $9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >, Swk3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 T.Y4L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zm^p7&ak$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N@`9 ~JS
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 v_ F?x!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ljR?* P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P 9H Pr2
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（10）for good 永远 E=U^T/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^~k FC/tQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x: wq"X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sVl :EVv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +wgUs*(W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R8Ei:f}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ` ];[T=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Vh-h{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eMMiSO!3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Dg4^
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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 ,T>2zSk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (HgdmN%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "Q!{8 9Y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +?eAaC7s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 W$ {sD|d-
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。 <5L` d }
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9jFDBy+
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