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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @
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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. Vi1l^ Za
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0])D)%B
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 89n\$7Ff9
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（4） cook up 虚构 3ScOJo
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WAq! _xE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. b:B+x6M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9!} ?}`'_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ' _ZiZ4O
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. {:;6 * W
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iy!SqC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d!57`bVOd
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wE~&Y? ^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NJ ^Bv`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o[^nmHrM2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9QP- ~V{$
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（10）for good 永远 E]O/'-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pJdR`A-k|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;~,)6UX 7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A Xpg_JC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fK|P144
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;e)`C v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7 !F -.kG
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ??#SQSU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 + mP VI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CzDV^Iv;Q{
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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 <KX fh
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !o`riQLs>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 MWv(/_b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \`0s %F:V}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 EK& ";(x2(
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。 @# =yC.s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @_$Un&eo
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