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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KoT %M fu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SXP]%{@ R/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. am 6L8N
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。 iD qoa\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dG ?*y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]3Sp W{=^(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7WzxA=*#
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（4） cook up 虚构 & wDs6xq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o-B$ J?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [j+ sC*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mj7#&r,1l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G$('-3@i`w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PXNuL&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gL/9/b4
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. `C'H.g\>2Q
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 j8:\%|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 kvu)y`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ((%? `y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 P?P#RhvA1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @gK?\URoT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R 2vlFx/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -X6PRE5a2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Xne1gms
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d ft!lBN
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BDQsP$'6QT
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（10）for good 永远 +D*Z _Yh6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. > 9Vn.S
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 o}p n0KO,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xxQ;xI 0+]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -jm Y)(\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &_8 947
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |CbikE}kL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @BMx!r5kn
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。 lq7E 4r
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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 #fM`}Ij .A
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P16~Qj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _7y[B&g[r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #~=R y H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <9b &<K:
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。 e s0hm2HT3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wVtwx0|1
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