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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hCi 60%g/n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K?6jXJseb
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eQ$Y0qH1E
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 !44/sr'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Q)~aiI0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b:U$x20n$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 t;|@o\
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（4） cook up 虚构 :N:yLd} &
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KN^=i5K+Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pd:WEI
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ts ,ZvY]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V><,UI=,n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >"??!|XG^
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. e6`Jbu+J<f
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 NG=@ -eu
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Df}A^G >X
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ny] ?I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 RF`.xQ26=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 oTEL?hw5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .8 2P(}h
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XD!W: uvb
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（10）for good 永远 ?1* cO:O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8Q.T g.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ])[[ V!1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hXcyoZ8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. EB0TTJR?#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mu\6z_e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WEw6He;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7z%L*z8V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C>ICu*PW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j:Xq1f6a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yjO1 Ol
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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 ~ G)S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3# W T.4k
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h! M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 OstQqV%@
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。 TCMCK_SQL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I!ED?n
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