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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. su<_?'uH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7 6~x|6)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "!i7U2M'
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。 : c"J$wT/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xG
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. > G92k76G
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 46o3F"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 DZ?>9W {
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N+rLbK*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^2[0cne
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O$J'BnPpw
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. lY[>}L*H8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ELeR5xT
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <1.].A@b*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ])!|b2:s3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %?J\P@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2/RK
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e<dFvMO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]^Z7w`=%5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \K9 XG/XIx
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（10）for good 永远 ) /PvaL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^ ]SS\=7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 d i]z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zNuiB LxDs
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 cRs Lt/Wr
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 + 1\ 1Z@\M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4JKB6~Y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Vj_(5 5W Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :T" !6;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T/p}Us
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。 Wz nz
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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 a8rsF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hi"[R@UG
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ "Y }f"X|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 qEX2K^y'4"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m>k
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LN
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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。 +2O('}t
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l <<0:~+q
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