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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1K4LEg a `
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 boJQ3Xc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qS+'#Sn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Cf2rRH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YtxBkKiJ2V
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Z;SRW92@
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（4） cook up 虚构 $1#|<|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. nS]/=xP{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &h8 + -
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M'R^?Jjb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qm@c[b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 eW0:&*.vMj
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. 2m /1: 5
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。 &=K-~!?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rL&585
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c|hKo[r)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 wF$8 #=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /,$6`V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,K8PumM_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 > {ne!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^V_vpr]}P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z2wR]G5!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q^ bG1p//.
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（10）for good 永远 fb&K.6"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~|R"GloUw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C Vyq/X
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dD@T}^j *|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 sW@4r/F>:D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6TlkPM$~2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'hg, W]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <b{Le{QJ*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +q1
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 xAon:58m{
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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 +.b~2 K1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gj$gqO`B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [ wr0TbtV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Xp4pN{h e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _lu.@IX-
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。 D .)R 8X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 D9 , ~Fc
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