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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >sUavvJ~x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U|Du9_0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tY1M7B^~
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。 IC1oW)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n O'lN<L
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s Y^#I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f:=y)+@1My
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（4） cook up 虚构 (.:!_OB0N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZW6ZO[`6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M_5$y )M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (4 hCT*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /4]<ro67E6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 DvBL #iC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L=ala1{O
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. kb27$4mm
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。 $rb
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?l6NQ;z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^9{mjy0Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^F>C|FJ 2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3rF=u:r7 c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !,}F2z?4c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 CSUXa8u7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P)>`^wc$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B.e3IM0
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（10）for good 永远 W +F^(SC\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u9TiE Eof3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <"93
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 IfeCSK, x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Gk!06
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $P9'"a)Lm
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Au-_6dT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YA";&|V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lWVvAoe
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9^ DX w!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J=%(f1X<W
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 B4hT(;k
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 | f :1Br
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4x`.nql
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R-L *N$@!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ju0W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s+EJXox w
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。 -<Wv7FNpD
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]M:=\h,t>
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