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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '!ks $}$`h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o <iU; 15
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1<fW .Q)
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) TS$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )[c uYH>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K3<A<&W_-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;BqCjS%`N
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（4） cook up 虚构 zfE8=d8U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M| j=J{r
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S 6_:\Q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a$h^ <D
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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 J^ewG
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. 7H?xp_D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $|@vmv0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. P $0c{B4I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 nT}Wx/aT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <G |i5/|7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i9De+3VqKK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UKZ )Boo
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z6l'v~\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 s3nO"~tM
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（10）for good 永远 :b(W&iBWhI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {:("oK 6w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QRK\74'uY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @tY]=pqn_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L'S,=NYXY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )qw;KG0F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :U P8nq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F[$cE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DpvHIE:W
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z'$1$ ~I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rD4 umWi
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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 "O0xh_Nr
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8{/.1:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OqDP{X:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A9 g%>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 k_,&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5\XD/Q M
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。 >(ip-R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q8AAu&te7
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