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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R _2#7Xs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .=) *Qx+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D;OPsN Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {mLv?"M]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 O%<+& Q7
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（4） cook up 虚构 +e#(p<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /=QsZ,~xo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Wxgs66
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G0Z$p6z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s !I I}'Je
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s"~,Zz y@j
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u,~+ho@
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ^ '_F d
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 a(uQGyr[k1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IvI;Q0E-3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z/:W.*u
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?.ofs}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .ts XQf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~`5[Li:eP
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 SN`L@/I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |aj]]l[@S
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C OD^osM@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8jiBLZkRf
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（10）for good 永远 5nK|0vv%2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 89W8cJ$yW
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 > n1UK5QD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [P]M)vJ**
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q[lkhx|.B
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &m{~4]qWpM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "AIS6%,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >f;oY9 {m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lxBcO/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [mF=<G"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {@Z*.G^
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5^Lbc.h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }@53*h i(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. | +=ctpx9&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z
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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。 Ge24Lp;Y 6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W\ e!rq
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