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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }UZ$<81=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H7?C>+ay
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1@RctI_}
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 7$WO@yOsh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "2 (lgxhj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *O,\/aQ+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2< )63[YO
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（4） cook up 虚构 e@*Gnh <&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YUJlQ2e(
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 G*2bYsnhX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 OsPx-|f
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l;}D| 6+_W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7)S`AQ2:)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +b1(sk=4z
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. (h7 rW3
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。 YW9 [^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3&_O\nD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >t7x a]G
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9V`/zq?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B-ReBtN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 87c7p=/0`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^ '!] |^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KhAj`vOzK
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（10）for good 永远 @ B
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W_9-JM(r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c< L^ 1,G2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I>o+INb:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fs+l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 H !Z=}>TN
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mv|eEz)r
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ke '?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eU 'DQp*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0ohpJh61Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0'*whhH
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。 vJVL%,7
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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_XM2d c%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /u S(Z-@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6Ae < W7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5A /8G}'XZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4wh_ iO
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。 S/G6NBnbS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =8O057y
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