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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. m8=n `XI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lXg5UrW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9b/Dswxjx
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。 EJ>&\I q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |{&M#qXe
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {fnx=BaG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1X[^^p~^
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（4） cook up 虚构 n m<?oI*\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {vGJ}q?Sd"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qa-FLUkIk!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3*&
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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。 vjq2(I)u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O 5:bdt .
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. kzjuW
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。 ."H;bfcL_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >UMxlvTg&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {$,\Qg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %\v8 FC b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aknIrblS\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 54C J6"q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +bS\iw +
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（10）for good 永远 bA PMD
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G; 3%k.{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?id)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R kE)2q[5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ln4]uqMG.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _Xt/U>N
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N#K)Z5J)b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cry1gnWG
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9F> `M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "_q~S$i^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F#gA2VCm
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <NMJkl-r8r
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .;]WcC<3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p L"{Uqi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 o Fj_o
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。 ^e8xg=8(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8YFG*HSa
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