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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6eOrs-ty
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RY9+ 9i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o .l;:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?k
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DZ^=*.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Vo #:CB=8
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;KZrl`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~_'0]P\
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ds {{J5Um%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }ppVR$7]0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kGpV;F==*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 UE^D2 u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rFhW^f P/
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. 3AK(dC[ri
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。 ?$3r5sx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >[a FOA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f Gb7=Fk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (YIhTSL"]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Kaf>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `8,w[o oC2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 PfyRZ[3)c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "ml?7Xl,n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Yj)
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（10）for good 永远 O:1 DOUYXs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -PM) EGSk{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 h}avX*Lx_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 " 9qp "%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Yb}w;F8(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1 o|T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 & Cq{
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fE^uF[-7?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $_)=8"Sn
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "IG+V:{ou
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \OcMiuw
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ^/*KNnAWp
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 =2,0Wo]$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -u|l }}bh
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ rs:Q%V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J3G7zu8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o'Pu'y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pc H<gF(k
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。 ID4~ Gn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "!H@k%eAM|
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