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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b}*bgx@<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s? #lhI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d$~b`
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 OBSJbDqT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~(]DNXB8I`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N,Bs% p#1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qM !q,Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 *)D*iU&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kP@OIhRe
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Cjk AQ(9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;<<IXXKU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 S$On$]~\"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Tic9r i
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. X6 '&X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !|c5@0Wr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2wsZ &y%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 5c7a\J9>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #[yl;1)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &>fd:16
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 E_rC"_Zte
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8!>pFVNJf
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AR3=G>hO,
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 L"/ato
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（10）for good 永远 ^D[ ;JV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k>hZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BIyG[y?qO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o2jB~}VMl
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hDM p^^$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "iGc'?/+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -h`0v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .&.CbE8K[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qJj5J;k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f BOG#-a}
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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 `BD`pa7.%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7S Zs/wWh%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /^G+vhlf\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~vF o 0k(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1Tr=* b %f
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。 %b6wo?%*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3 2D/%dHC
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