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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >S,yqKp37~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tU.Y$%4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~*@ UQ9*p#
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 by (xv0v;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Vf: /Kokq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y yW;V KN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y9 2 w L}
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（4） cook up 虚构 2x<,R/}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q' fZA;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CB]#`|f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i=jwk_y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4i|yEf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sxkW g>
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. &c>%E%!"
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 P'MfuTtT&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 pY]T3 2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |C"(K-do
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -|V1A[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 89hV{^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 t$~CLq5a d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0])D)%B
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（10）for good 永远 )<YfLDgTs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 69< <pm,m
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iF,%^95=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `4IZ 4sPi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [h &)h+xt
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z H| YVg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _ \&v A5-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pSa
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @=<B8VPJd
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。 C*X=nezq
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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 ,F %2'W
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )x5t' ]w`K
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ R1 C}S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E4N /or
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,tTq25~H \
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _.%U}U
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。 { k}$L|w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $sxRRe m{?
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