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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c?}G;$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =mPe
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6~2upy~e
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。 CnZEBAU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N! wuBRWR
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. P 6La)U`VA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |>'N^
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（4） cook up 虚构 6aHD?a o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~x<?Pj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /je
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :b %2qBv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !!V1#?0jw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;fW~Gb?"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t1J3'lS
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. |3T2}oh rr
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。 w%iw xo
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iDl#foXa`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Cojs;`3iF:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]a dgOlM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /^k%s G@?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S a[lYMuB
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 39
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Er t={"Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S5ai@Ks f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 AH/o-$C&
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（10）for good 永远 k+P3 z&e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 00dY?d{[D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EsX(<bx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F!u)8>s+z{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |nnFjGC`~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x7<l*WQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _b -g^#L%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D86F5HT}}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U!c+i#:t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >Ovz;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^AJ
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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。 +}?%w|8||s
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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 G<<; a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hFr+K1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *WJK&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5EI"5&`*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j?]+~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XP% _|Q2X
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。 W% Lrp{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;y@zvec4
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