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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c^S&F9/U*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nFX AF!,jj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. epVH.u%
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。 YNM\pX'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oh&Y< d0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XZO<dhZX:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OV|Z=EwJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 *Mi6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1q!sKoJ<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 i QqbzOY
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D4 4I"TgqD
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (3 fPt;U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %FS;>;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. */U$sZQ)
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 \Da~p9 T&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^<9)"9)m_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (46U|P(v
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 F*<Ws;j
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E& ]_U$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ngqUH
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I"V3+2e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GTFl}t
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（10）for good 永远 Z OHRUm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. yS"0/Rm}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 '%O\ E{h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m){ &:Hs
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qS82/e)7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 s=j O; K$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p;ZDpR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f[M"EMy
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2$Y3[$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9jjL9f_3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zf")|9j
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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 <^'{ G
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q2R>lzB
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~p!QSRu~,b
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^ N_`^m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [r~~=b7*[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q
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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。 nT Q (JDf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 lc-*8eS
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