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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ks=>K(V6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 q/4YS0CqE
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I*LknU@
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。 Rz (QC\(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eL^.,H0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NxjB/N
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8* 8Zc/{
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（4） cook up 虚构 pcau}5 .
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !g Z67
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 LAVAFlK5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Sczc5 FG
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UQ'\7OS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~3WM5 fv
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y |CP;:f;
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. EPS={w$'s
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。 W.z;B<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yMyE s 8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. % {YN70/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 n.wF&f'D]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |3F02
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. XD |E=s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eAX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vN| l\!~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G:<`moKgL
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（10）for good 永远 U Z.=aQ}M
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m_=$0m J$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^dP KDrKxh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mocI&=EF2X
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D@.tkzU@E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 VUVaaOmO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `VKf3&|<A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {z(xFrY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &0 7]LF$]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^&bRX4p Yo
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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 GytXFL3`:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s:p[DEj-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |~'IM3Jw(Y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M@4UGM`J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c7tfRq
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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。 w=j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BZud) l24
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