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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a(=lQ(v/?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @0]WMI9B"B
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。 -
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w 52p y7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l#%7BGwzY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ' O\ y7"a
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（4） cook up 虚构 gPb.%^ p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >3@3~F%xAX
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jT}={[9b
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8>Cf}TvErx
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y j#*H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t$wb wP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =&,T@5&-=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 9} m?E<6&
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 GBT|1c'i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I:G8B5{J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {-8Nq`w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^D6TeH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 euVDrJ^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C\~}ySQc.e
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yCav; ZS_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J"LLj*,0 "
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Sk/@w[
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（10）for good 永远 NjpWK ;L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u[Kz^ga<
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vdC 0tax
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 B^r? N-Z A
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =gD)j&~}_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X% j`rQk`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "a(4] )
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Z, e|L4&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *DC/O(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8.n#@%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T3@2e0u )
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 > Zs!
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ,;Wm>V)o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vt2.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \<*F#3U1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (${ #l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &K[sb%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _.Hj:nFHz
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。 `;+x\0@<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 GEF's#YWK
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