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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. YpAJ7 E|7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;{n@hM*O
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JQ>GKu~
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。 U 5 `h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^1a/)Be{_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. P Y4RwN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OX"^a $
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（4） cook up 虚构 _^) Wrf+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4@ K9%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _h%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !besMZ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UBmD
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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。 NZJ:@J=-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hmA$gR_
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. +<G |Ru-
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。 p19[qy~.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Kk}|[\fW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <Rs# y:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n21 Pfig
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A9*( O)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 h,Y!d]2w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F:PaVr3q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u|!On
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 0ssKZ9Lc
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（10）for good 永远 CQf<En|1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9`"o,wGX3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tQS j[Yl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 O'6zV "<P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. p.r \ |
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DFgr,~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kOe %w-_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >&@hm4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `1c Gb *b/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0_}^IiG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wq[\ Fb `
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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 6GxQ<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t/;@~ jfr@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ o/EN3J
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M18H1e@Al
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cm~h\+"
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -S7PnR6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 16iymiLz&
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。 c0J=gZiP
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 oYYns%r}{
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