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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3 }XUYF;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?2Bp^3ytJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !dmI}<@&k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LkJ3 :3O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b7HS 3NYk
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jL cW;7OAC
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（4） cook up 虚构 0*h\/!e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _:=w6jCk
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E7y<iaA{~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +dR$;!WB3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8 qt| 2%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %#"uK :(N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?^k-)V
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. a*=\-;HaZ
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。 dB< \X.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zYF'XB]4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. & W }ooGg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E]"ePdZZ/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XnV|{X%]U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. < R0c=BZ>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]xV7)/b5G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |1;0q<Ka
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. dZv-lMYBE
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（10）for good 永远 .rax`@\8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FWPkvL
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z'!jZF~4p
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9KD2C>d<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }1epn#O_4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -`#L rO;n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3 u-j`7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N'|zPFk g
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G8eAj%88
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 yQ 6{-:`)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !d%OoRSU'
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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 f`H}Y!W(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !P#lTyz
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ${mH bqN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 N2 =gSEY
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. / ijj;9EB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 SIzW3y[
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。 8V^gOUF.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 En-eG37 l
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