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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z5U~g?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m0edkt-x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V4"AFArI
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。 .dygp"*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 : vr,@1 c
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CJC|%i3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \x+DEy'4;5
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（4） cook up 虚构 *p-Fn$7\n
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Uyh
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^U =`Rx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <hea%6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CxRp$;rk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q?>#s N,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8fN0"pymo
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. d .+vjMI
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。 ZJ 4"QsF
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .x x#>Y-\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Cam}:'a/`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ke%zp-2c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J!H5{7.efN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \w:u&6,0O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (kHR$8GFM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bXW)n<y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J.&q[
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（10）for good 永远 2 9]8[Z,4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H )}WWXK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K c<z;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U VLcR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !vB%Q$!x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5B2,=?+o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zbR.Lb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x o%iL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xsvs3y |
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Pjy?&;GvT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A)#sh)
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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 (w- u"1&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @r43F$bcqo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3oKGeB;Ja
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^ZlV1G;/W@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Rf^cw}jU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 JXAyF6
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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。 zJ:r0Bt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C{Ug ?hVP
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