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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. TTTPxO,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q{l pKe0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uPl\I6k
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。 *N<&GH(j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XnWr5-;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5w@4:$=I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hs$GN]
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（4） cook up 虚构 ptZ <ow&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #I bp(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 cs W43&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o_^ ?n[4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,~]tg77
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D5 *q7A6
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. S_IU V)
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。 l.NEkAYPmH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j4uvS!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 428>BQA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?I~()]k5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @3C>BLI 8+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #nPQ!NB/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Dw<bn<e-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !~rY1T~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V^Q#:@0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O#S;q5L@
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（10）for good 永远 V#S9H!hm$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 42(Lb'G
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )E-inHD /
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ne[7gxpu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f-`)^ 5E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 bj>v|#r^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W;!}#o|%s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5n9B?T8C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,>0* @2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~l]ve,W[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <~n"m
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。 ,0~n3G
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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 NnDxq%l%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [d1mL JAR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -y8`yHb_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )GM41t1i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B"TAjB&
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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。 zxbpEJzpn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \KQ71yqY
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