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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ZG|T-r;~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #Ba'k6b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :|TBsd|/x
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。 w4mL/j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 d+;~x*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j3U 8@tuG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hGLBFe# 3
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,q1RJiR
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o^_am>h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }^t?v*kcA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1^mO"nX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UF
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H{If\B%1t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 TaH9Nu
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. tFCeE=4%
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。 4T" P #)z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Wk?XlCj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O \?ei+(H7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G9jtL$}E<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &f$jpIyV X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 LF8B5<[O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8@!SM
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \%#jT GFs~
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（10）for good 永远 >i '3\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ] GJskBm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 iVA_a 8}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O1QHG'00
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 n ']@Spm
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =d 9%ce
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xo
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }wn GOr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *%8d W
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |b|p0Z%7{
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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 |@ia(U~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `*! .B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3=` UX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <~3@+EEM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 avdi9!J2
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。 V XC _Y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R5Ti|k.~Y"
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