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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .M(')$\U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Nk
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9t$#!2z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oV ZI ([O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XotiKCk|Aq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rF@njw@
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（4） cook up 虚构 y5@#le M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @ FNaCmBX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 M[ eq)a $
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3{:AG,G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y5mQY5u|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 UTWchh
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. Tumv0=q4wd
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。 ]S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6DkFI kS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. " FD`1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 \p4>onGI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1>yh`Bp\=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zG\& ZU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5S9i>B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e:9s%|]T
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fk*I}pDx
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（10）for good 永远 9-/u _$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s78MXS?py
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gPE` mE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i Y,Ffu E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "1P[D'HV4|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. AONEUSxJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )k^y<lC2a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M&[bb $00j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 :~^_*:
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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 | V: 9 ][\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :kMF.9 U:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1a gNwFd~
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F G:t2ea
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oBS m>V
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。 p3,m),
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JW},7Ox
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