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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {ccc[G?>.Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]]y >d!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1tTP;C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AyQ5jkIE^{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v RtE RFL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9+ Mj$
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（4） cook up 虚构 P, ZQ*Ju
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $cn8]*Z =
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ak3 ^en
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y#
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Lea4-Gc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t>quY$}4
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. . oM- A\!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1<~n2}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <mP _K^9c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0Gj/yra9MO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xY)eU;*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \4qF3#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rmBzLZ}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #IGcQY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. M
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（10）for good 永远 oeKl\cgFx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sRLjKi2D
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \RDqW+,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ho}*Bn~ic
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5Bq;Vb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d$ o m\@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _!|$ i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2@ T0 QJ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RF8, qz
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。 8aQTm- {m
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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 b i-A m/9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k~;~i)Eg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~BTm6*'h
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sA O/yG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [
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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。 g<~ODMCO?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。 =}%:4
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