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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. F?Fs x)2k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S#:y l>2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TpSv7k T]
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。 HkL:3 E.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K!+IRA@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8E+]yB"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 C9 FzTg/c
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（4） cook up 虚构 auai@)v6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;usR=i36b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 blk4 @pg
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JQ~[$OGH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SJJ[y"GvD
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SZ&I4-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 og~Uv"&?T
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. Po1/_# mu
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。 0XWhSrHM
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m+a\NXWR?N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =>LQW;Sj z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8{f~tPY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Gm.sl},
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 h RFm]q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sA|!b.q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {@7xOOAw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /)-OK7x
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（10）for good 永远 G( fS__z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b3M`vJ+{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 GpZ}xY'|w,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JGRL&MG4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. unB` n'L
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &*YFK/ ]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2e<u/M21>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =A]*r9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wc Onv 'l,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >>b <)?3Rv
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。 c. eUlr_ {
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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 5kx-s6 `!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !x $6wzKa
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ef]<0Tm]:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6 .'j \
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Iy#=Nq=
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。 5XzN%<_h9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nXT/zfS
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