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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. * -{|m1P
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 mVh;=>8K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. NK(_ &.F
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。 N]6t)Zv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5NH4C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n=AcN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Jyr
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（4） cook up 虚构 3JkdP h
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e?*Teb ?R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f fBd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. '3W tpsKA
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7mMMVz2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {<Gp5j
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. BenyA:W"
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。 kfT*G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Xc}XRKiy{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (/,l0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -B &(& R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L$.3, ./
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .R'M'a#*!A
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4KnBb_w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :zLf~ W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5g/, VM e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^\?Rh(pu
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（10）for good 永远 w}zmcO:x
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v$Hz)J.01
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {\P%J:s#9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^87 9sI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [|=M<>?[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 UU MB"3e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j-W$)c3X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %xOxMK@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }X^MB
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. NR1M W^R
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。 U i`{U
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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 QOSMV#Nw%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9&A O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 cK u[ 4D{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *qy \% A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Td'(RV
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。 M-Efe_VRQc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8X"4RyNSn
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