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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \U D:9g"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >sUavvJ~x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +~E;x1&'
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。 p\7(`0?8VN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S :*.,zC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?dJ[? <aG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6zJ<2 7
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（4） cook up 虚构 >AbgJ*X.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^ RS?y8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g.& n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vw; GbQH(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. xcF:moL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3k AhvL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0E6tH&
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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. Jvk!a~e
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。 nkv+O$LXP
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /!V) 2j,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2hlb$N-hk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x8#bd{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zNu>25/)(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0#gu7n|J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9L$bJO-3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rW.o_z03^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l ji&]^1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 X0h`g)Bbf
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（10）for good 永远 *gq~~(jH
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9K9{$jN~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *0K@^D b-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3X0"</G6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cTU%=/gbc<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 MDHTZ9 4\Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %Km^_JM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oVG/[e|c'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ewOd
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zdL"PF
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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 q_h=O1W
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (1t b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -HE@wda
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V Z#@7t
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。 %Sgdhgk1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2MV!@rx
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