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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N FC/4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d @ l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .:GOKyr(~
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。 k*!iUz{]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k@h0 }%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #&fu"W+D96
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 JG7K-W|!c
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（4） cook up 虚构 CS5[E-%}T=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %iJ}H6m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [7g-M/jvY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F6b;qb6n
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )[r=(6?n
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 p=zT Y7L
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -_eG/o =M
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. R@ /"B?`(f
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。 uPxjW"M+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 O6ugN-d>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q)KOI` A
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,'9R/7%s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i}i >ho-8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^U96p0H"T
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 N:S2X+}(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U~t!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wu &lG!#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $bfmsCcHL
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（10）for good 永远 Kp1 F "!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. " vc4QH$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z glU{sU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g jzWW0C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kBk 2mM Z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fX6pW%Q'6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?4Fev_5m
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LP'q$iB!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1$6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 TXS`ey
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i[{*(Y$L
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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 a|#pl!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^Jdg%U?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B4+c3M\ $V
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F$kiSjh9aJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |ITb1O`_P
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。 rg]b$tL~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aRI. &3-
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