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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p{[(4}ql
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h@ fF `
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AtNF&=Op
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。 <ToRPx&E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b{}ao
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uA~?z :~=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =h|xlT
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（4） cook up 虚构 3ICM H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bVOJp% *s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U\i7'9w]3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?<1~KLPMhY
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lH/7m;M
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [" sm7y Q
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. Cv RO'
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。 q``:[Sz
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hkx (r5o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ._T N;tR~'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2*a5pFkb
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i9D<jkc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6mV^a kapv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fPq) Lx1'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T l8`3`e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ei(S&u<
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（10）for good 永远 RKy! =#;17
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y#i` i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Xo3@-D_c!c
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {_UO S8j7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 e*M-y C
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 aUq 2$lw1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Dq+S'x~>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5em*9Ko
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e?+&2zMq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~W-5-Nl{s
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。 5
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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 +h8`8k'}-2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !Y10UmMu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R p0^Gwa
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C(kL=WD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [F
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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。 g0#w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 MH |R @g
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