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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aWF655Fs*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FJ)$f?=Q d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ] >E s4 s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {&1/V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4^|3TntO
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \(2sW^fY
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（4） cook up 虚构 Wg]Qlw`\|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -PR N:'T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NqWdRU
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]N F[>uiW
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &gx%b*;`L0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 A^<jy=F&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 B LD gt~h#
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. 7J< 5f)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0flRh)[J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. A2Gevj?F$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;uP :"k
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [.wYdv35
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oXF.1f/h
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 { R6 ZKB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Ds:' Lb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h~zT ydnH
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（10）for good 永远 6T`i/".
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Tua Bm1S{f
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0LJ v '
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $f7l34Sf3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t"oeQ*d%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /cP"h!P}~~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d%n-[ZL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ' S/gmn
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LZxNAua
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }Jj}%XxKs
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。 jAlv`uB|G"
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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 FfT`;j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '!B&:X)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 KF:78C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |M;7>'YNC*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g *+>H1}
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。 a/xn'"eli
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0?|<I{z2
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