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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6()Jx%
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [J 2evi?
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。 >!fTWdD^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 a j?ZVa6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ] 9QXQH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;6 V~yB
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（4） cook up 虚构 G? SPz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. > )4~,-;k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ( #dR\Di
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k)+{Y v*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }hn?4ny
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /[/L%;a'p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (cVIjo+::
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. }0&Fu?sP
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。 gbdzS6XW~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ox)<"8M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Wps^wY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Dc xT6 [
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %R5- 6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e/4C` J-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m+M^we*R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <8 ( q.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x}ZXeqt{ {
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 zW`Hqt;
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（10）for good 永远 Da<`|
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @Mya|zb
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B}7j20:Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %0&,_jM/9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5]G%MB/|$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 U2`:'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =o~mZ/ 7=M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c6jVx_tt.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `"~GqFwy~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 KEy8EB
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5Y;&L!T
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 /\e_B6 pF<
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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 q>+!Ete1p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. NP3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,./ n@.na
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2(uh7#Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *QN,w BQ
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。 x'-gvbj!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w.rcY ywI
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