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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R`%C]uG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9 WE_9$<V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~cHpA;x9<^
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。 !cblmF;0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BT[jD}?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <~wr;"S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 kY e3A &J
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（4） cook up 虚构 iIZDtZFF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %qN_<W&Ze
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 % Q| >t~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 oaxCcB=\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k {M4.a[ (
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 G.#`DaP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "DWw]\xO](
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. yWsJa)e3*@
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。 uU+R,P 0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (~}P.?C8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G:u-C<^'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mPhrMcL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ab|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {\HEUIa]w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x d 9+P
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（10）for good 永远 8 K7.; t1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. km%c0:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2;!,:bFb
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gG^A6Ol%D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Zq,[se'nh"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 B;[ai?@c(_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >a6{y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LYYz =gvZl
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =IbDGw(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b#h }g>l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~Bw)rf,
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。 Rv-`6eyAA
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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 H NF G:t9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0[/GEY@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )9oF?l^q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tBJCfM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PT t#Ixn,
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。 @e`%'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7yUtG^'b
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