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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e7pN9tXGf
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =@w};e#D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z}OY'}sk8
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~Ax78T X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G@ed2T
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 75I* &Wl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 I`DdhMi7
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（4） cook up 虚构 y)Ip\.KV\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !OC?3W:^_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $P 4hN b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d=N5cCqq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yd# 4b`8U`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >d#B149
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. pr@8PD2%
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。 _aa3Qw x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1B,RRHXn6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. QqtFNG
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 B6OggJ9Iq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 eEezd[ p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q^O{LGN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 TX*s T
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "4n_MV>p
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l.>QO ;
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（10）for good 永远 CQ#p2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3u+~!yz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vTP'\^;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 cz&F OP+!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O_KL#xo
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 y;sr# -L
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0dXZd2oK@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WElB,a-RCp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g0_8:Gs}^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t 6s#19g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iMJ jW kk
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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 Tx],-
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pkBm AJb@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q6"r^w Wx
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LGRX@nF#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /<
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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。 hJ+>Xm@@!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JEs?Rm1^.
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