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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |T+YC[T#v
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d`sIgll&n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kE[H q-J=N
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。 \N a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kP[LS1}*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _xu_W;nh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2]'cj
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（4） cook up 虚构 j 21>\K!p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a0)] W%F
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 LB\+*P6QM
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I4Rd2G_
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 B!A J *
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. 8;<3Tyjzu
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。 "NvB@>S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HLb`'TC3r+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |_u|Td (n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 z ;lWr(-x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A|<i7QVY
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /#Lm)-%G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8T"8C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &'"dYZj{
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（10）for good 永远 i:n1Di1~E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jpt-5@5O
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u!TMt8+c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lnWs cb3t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8c<OX!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gxCl=\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W.7XShwd*2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 il~A(`+YO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2@>#?c7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. get$ r5
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。 )~C+nb '6/
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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 ,jJbQIu#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 19*D*dkBR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 # 5b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6g 5Lf) yG
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 V!zU4!@qP
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7CSd}@71\
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。 (
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SGUZ'}
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