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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3 ZO\ P u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |E/ r64T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `w@8i[2J
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。 &)4#0L4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p^u;]~J O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &rY73qfP'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 'C iV=&3/
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（4） cook up 虚构 hV,)u3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %fY\vd 2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y.9s-g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 R-Y07A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. oWg"f*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {C6,h#|pg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ygiZ~v4P/
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. O,m0Xb2s]~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C"`,?K(U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zo!e<>o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A.0eeX {
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O}Y& @V%4k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 s,&tD
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -:mT8'.F -
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（10）for good 永远 (^x ,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Aj9<4N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 KxZup\\:v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NGsG4y^g?z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;Mzy>*#$Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i7N|p9O.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qX,T X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {ek a xSR
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z=YHR S
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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 /r Q4JoR>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1|U8D K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /XfE6SBz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;"gU rcuY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /)Ga<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zTP|H5HyK
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。 h^Bp^V5#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (c^ZFh2]
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