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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yA !3XUi
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @dE 3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dS3>q<J*a
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。 o }mhy`}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w~Tq|kU[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZM-/n>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f
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（4） cook up 虚构 DV7<n&P
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3Y1TQ;i,wQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P,$ [|)[E
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PtRj9TT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4 [5lX C
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^^4K/XBve
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. s]F?=yEp
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。 iJCY /*C}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u b zb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {h vQ< 7b
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 fz<|+(_>J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XDP6T"h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r|\5'ZM x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2rR@2Vsw2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]|C_`,ux
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1*! c
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dr,B\.|jC
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（10）for good 永远 P EX26==
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }{#;;5 KrB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ONr?.MJ6j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~z E 1'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *c ~'0|r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3P+4S|@q(4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z^ aCQ3E
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. hkmTpH1<M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r+[#%%}ea
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 abTDa6 /`v
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |aI|yq)
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。 g33<qYxP
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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 +X* F<6mZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ' D)1ka.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 27Kc -rcB
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |MOn0 *
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Xmf
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <O,'5 +zG%
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。 Q-!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S4l)TtY
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