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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8K@>BFk1.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o>i@2_r\&H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6haw\ *
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。 Ygs:Ox"[-G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iR K&-wn
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Xt9vTC ox
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 oGvk,mh"(
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（4） cook up 虚构 hSgH;k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Mfinh@K,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P1qQ )-J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'dvi@Jx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v9
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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. L"Dos +
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。 )\RG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )j\9IdkU;y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. T-a [
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4H*M^?h\#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FaQz03N\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z0T9tN!(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 E]dc4US
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 twP%+/g]<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }Yargj_Gn
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 !%Bhg?
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（10）for good 永远 !D|c2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6]NaP_\0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 h$l`)AH^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !x[]. Urj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f<y-{.VnN$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6lob&+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~A03 J:Yc7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /{> _'0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :j&- Lc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 WX4 f3U m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k7kPeq
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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 a[=; 6!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p\22_m_wd
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 5$ &',v(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 zK>}x=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {HbSty
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^;'FC vd
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UK5u"@T
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。 aNUM F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Vl/fkd,Z
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