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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |GLa `2q|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c&ymVB?G:1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b8(94t|;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。 sRqFsj}3e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 uN2Ck
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;V@o 2a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 G 7 b>r
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（4） cook up 虚构 y]+q mNw"+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YFeF(k!!n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _3.=| @L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _O{3bIay3!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z)?B5FF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :T.j;~
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. e2~&I`ct
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。 N2WQrTA:S+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <;G.(CK@n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q#i[Y?$L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DHQavHqbZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bkTk:-L5:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [7 oU =
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )cxLpTr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]y:2OP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -pvF~P?8U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 llN#4D9s
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（10）for good 永远 j&~`H:= E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [,JUC<
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yy8h 8{=g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3@7IY4>o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <2^XKaS`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iEjUo,
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F|nJ3:v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F/}(FG<'>I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W!6&T [j>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SA!P:Q?h
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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 vuN!7*d+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :Aq==N_/2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hUR>NUK@8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _!_%Afz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x`9IQQ
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。 D Nwqi"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A}"aH
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