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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {7Hc00FM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]fSpG \yU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e_}tK1 XY
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。 |3BxNFe`%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KG GJ\r6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $!^C|,CS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +5Ju `Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 S8O,{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &aPR" X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8x-(7[#e<g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j!"5, ~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vC UbbQz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K^I B1U $
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. erOj(ce
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。 |>b;M ,`OO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 EY0,Q {
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8 4coi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qL5~Wr m-W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3`;1;T2$B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (9b%'@A@m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 c4.2o<(Xt
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {s{+ MbD
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（10）for good 永远 K^P&3H*(/n
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :i|Bz6Ht4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <fHN^O0TS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Hc-up.?v'v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. q2/kegAT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }*S`1IWMj
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (gIFu OGi>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;rV+eb)I
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _ {n4jdw%(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4't d6F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. & Z js
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 @"H7Q1Hg!*
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 p0PK-e`@:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'F3@Xh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5n1`$T.WG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L`(\ud
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8#[2]1X^8
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。 v]rbm}uU9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z]D /Qr
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