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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5 :AAqMa
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AU
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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. gsAcn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O [8Lp?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. LtNG<n)_BH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "3!4 hiU9
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（4） cook up 虚构 \;g{qM 8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :qnRiK]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {wd.aUB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jCy2bE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D@f%&|IZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z &PwN r/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rb9 x||
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. txliZ|.O
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。 7IFUsli]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =JEnK_@?K\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6 C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kWr*+3Xq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _:TD{ EO$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 BI}>"',
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :yw0-]/DD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G*n5`N@>7
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9WHkw@<R+
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（10）for good 永远 R*QL6t
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9}5Q5OZ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vL-%"*>v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o6svSS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U-|g tND
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <}B]f1zX
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `33+OW
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,Kdvt@vle
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k :af
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 cT ."
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @a BZ|8
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。 A87Tyk2Pi
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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 "WK.sBFz4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0;V2>!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "< [D1E\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Tqm9><!r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Oq|pd7fcgm
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。 cITQ,ah
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 K\o!
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