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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gZ b +m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a"6AZT"8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r iuG,$EX
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。 piv/QP-X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %n7Y5|U h
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3L K]VuZE
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^xZ o .P
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（4） cook up 虚构 |gP9^B?3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hvj1R.I/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 VP\'p1a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fVJsVZ"6v`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zVL" $ )
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9f/RD?(1O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 HC[)):S*
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.mVz,k3
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。 Za4X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 [@RJ2q$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N~/D| ?P~2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 NrTK+6 z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g~#HiBgWq[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ZM$}Xy\9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FR%u1fi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A"$UU6Z4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Aqp$JM
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 FdZG%N>Z
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（10）for good 永远 Ta 0Ln
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4PsJs<u
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 RXZ}aX[h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?oKY"C8/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h_{//W[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P X%Y$`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D%k`udz<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. & N^^[
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C OC6H'F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wdp?<U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2S`D7R#6s
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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 ag~4m5n*~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K$K6,54y
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nWd]P\a'V
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ry+Ax4#+(y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ie14`'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K/ OE;;<IA
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 JC[G5$E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fQtV-\Bc
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