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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u f1s}/M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !ir%Pz ^)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \bies1TBB^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b%h.>ij?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B2:GGZ|jS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q26 qY5D
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（4） cook up 虚构 w0O(>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _&M^}||UH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 yBCLS55 0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t:P]G>)x|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f.c2AY~5[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 B@ >t$j K
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 yb-4[C:i
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. RS|*3
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 `Bb32L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #"-DE-I[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wkY$J\J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n0)y|B#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y,6KU$G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;3iWV"&_A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4WPco"xH!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j>5X^J d
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dpT?*qLM
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（10）for good 永远 w3;T ] R*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |+Xh ^ E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hbSKlb0d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 94?/R hs5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h(i_'P?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8g?2( MT;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 39x
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %6x3 G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Knp}88DR^j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QS@eqN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9R: ?vk4
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。 a_z f *;
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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 L% T%6p_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [KMS/'; ]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D 7Ds*X`!l
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g(R!M0hdF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >}r
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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。 lr[&*v?h
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !N/?b^y
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