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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e A/}$.R
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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. a & R,jq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s|"4!{It
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $I / RN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )/tdiRpn
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（4） cook up 虚构 6K9-n}z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y[fbmn ^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a3(f\MM xE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y? 65*lUl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /p@0Q [E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #kQLHi3##
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. z.kBQ{P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Wy$Q!R =i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \G1(r=fU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n L! nzA
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c1_?Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _]=, U.a=/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. UX<0/"0h
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（10）for good 永远 h$fC/Juit
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. , On u%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H\e<fi%Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Qg X[?2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 N&lKo}hk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9L9mi<,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <i1P ~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &,`P%a&k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Aaix?
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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 )F35WP~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B LhuYuON
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y< 5xlN(+v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. uM~j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S-+^L|
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。 meV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ktKT=(F&
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