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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _t:$XJ`bTk
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s.EI`*xylY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #XK2Ien)Z
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 X$ %'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 d^/3('H6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fz;iOjr>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "X2 Vrn'
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（4） cook up 虚构 YTAmgkF\4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r[1i *b$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =5aDM\L $&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I6~pV@h^=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N Ih:D bE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4f@o m AM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J~=n`pW
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. _4TH4~cY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jATI&oX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ttXXy3G#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .id )VF-l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cQG
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '[J <=2&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 u83J@nDQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Fd ?"-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y'FS/=u>0
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（10）for good 永远 W-Fu -Cz=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $f,n8]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :*t"8;O[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;WgJ <&33
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i.=w]S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 76>7=#m0u'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V<D.sd<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 MepuIh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $p#%G#T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DjI3?NN
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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 Z-8Yd6 4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ONx( ]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !l|5z G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AgOp.~*Z~V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i:rF Q8 I
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。 &=<x#h-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 af#pR&4}
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