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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?S&pq?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ACQbw)tiv}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \GA6;6%Oo
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。 L%4[,Rsw
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q:2V w`g'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pbg[\UJyd
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g -B~" tp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :W]IJ
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /58]{MfrJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hCXSC*;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GS),rN Bur
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. rKZ1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f5)4H
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w]n ,`r^
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S w##C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UdBP2 lGd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. DK2m(9/`3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5_4Y/2_|
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（10）for good 永远 Obl']Hr{y9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Xy_ <Yqx}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 WJH)>4M#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f? sW^ d;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vj? v7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :mwNkT2et
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "2cJ'n/L
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eUiJl6^x
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NzRpI5\.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]k2Jf}|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. TF)OBN~/
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。 L,I 5/ K6
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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 [Tha
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7_ $Xt)Y{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ C)2Waj}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /mELnJ^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. idL6 *%M
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3`9 H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'BE &l W
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。 }P[x Z_S1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R#ayN*
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