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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;e~{TkD
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cXOje"5i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -40'[a9E
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。 ] F"(OWW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WbC0H78]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9zoT6QP4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -T K|Y"
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（4） cook up 虚构 {?@t/.4[W3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F=-uDtQ <N
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H)`C ncB
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. xf V,==uF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k9^+9P^L
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QD.zU /F~>
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. dN]Zs9]
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。 inr%XS /m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DD12pL{QA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zz(!t eBC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QMXD9H0{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wMH[QYb<*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H4PbO/{ xO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;Pol#0_(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E3 ~,+68U
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（10）for good 永远 /v}P)&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zuC 58B
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lv<iJH\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .-SDo"K.h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]}mly` Fw
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d\~p5_5.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 L.C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x4CtSGG85f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. BA~a?"HS
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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 , vY)n6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uL2" StW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W mz q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?TvQ"Y}k
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZWf-X
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。 q*~gWn>T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rPRrx-A
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