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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |0 #J= am
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1 FTxbw@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TCAtb('D
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。 X;JptF^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n(^{s5 Rr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :G $f)NMK
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =!{7ZSu\
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（4） cook up 虚构 jt|e?1:vF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2_lgy?OE`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C.I.f9s?R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P_11N9C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #$p&J1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y.6D Z
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. NoS|lT
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。 QixEMX4<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +92/0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *nUD6(@g
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sE87}Lz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,!U._ic'B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pyA;%vJn
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4%L`~J4 wr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o*OYZ/_L
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. XO sP Kq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 A[QUFk(
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（10）for good 永远 cVjs-Xf7D%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. UH=pQm ^W
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M0[7>N _
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k<p$BZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4/Ub%t -
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -a:+ h\ K
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9PXG*r|D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Fd@n#DR `
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ut8v&i1?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;&B;RUUnTO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 -xg$qvK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ``*iK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S<do.{|p[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =7{n 2
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。 AlP}H~|M7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;hP43Bi
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