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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yR'%U paE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *+rWn *L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E# A%aLp0E
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。 D.:6X'hp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vDit&Lh{T
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7AouiL 2-W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *{fL t
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（4） cook up 虚构 )wdTs>W 7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2b89th
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E Z+L'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?j^:jV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [==x4N b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 FA7q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3 <A$ lG
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.
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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,C5 f
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `~;` q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N O'37d
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^X\SwgD2w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5u=$m^@{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ax{ C ^u
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W^" C|4G }
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @{LD_>R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $z
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（10）for good 永远 f2 .|[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. < ?{ic2j#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /O {iL:`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 b-Xc6f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J *nWCL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /]>8V'e\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,(y6XUV~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. HY>zgf, 0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?Jy /]j5fI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !HCuae3_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =tQ^t4_
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。 zbgH}6b
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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 ~/l5ys
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R^k)^!/ $f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2Y1y;hCK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \6L,jSoBl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 peD7X :K\s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /Dj-@7.C/
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