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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g\6(ezUF*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5Pv>`E2^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a_Xh(d$
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。 BKJ W\gS2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '9RHw Ku&s
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R hr]ML
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 y 6G[-?"/Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 9^jO^[>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'RG`DzuF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 EcP"GO5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %=NqxF>>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cIq 3En
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zzPgL E 55
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. a0. )zgWr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 GL
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^yBx.GrQc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ba@UX(t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 TNiF l hq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -<CBxyZa&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sd#a_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >5XE*9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =FdS'<GM
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ];(w8l
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（10）for good 永远 u QCQ$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KS%xo6k.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F#W'>WBU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |-Y,:sY:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "y5c)l(Rg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V =1Y& y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T;.#=h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .!=2#<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wYNh0QlBH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @u$4{sjgf\
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。 =[vT=sHz7
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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 lZ E x0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R%54 !f0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yg/.=M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |P~TZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :8\z 0
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。 _f2(vWCW;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。 !J'BAq[x
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