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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N{ : [/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yEE|e&#>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. h m* Th
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?nB he lW^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (hpTJsZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 : [A?A4 l
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（4） cook up 虚构 pZc9q8j3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R"m.&%n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !}iL O0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;X+G6F'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }UyzM y,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Sja"( sJ
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. U,oD44
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w;lx:j!Vp$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O4 lxeiRgC
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )fxo)GS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 & Tf=~6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tfi2y]{A
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 fG u5%T,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q{%HW4lg
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q.j-C}a
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（10）for good 永远 PFImqojHd
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &@mvw=d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z rmnQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ln"+nKr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0-8ELX[#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @)aXNQY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (Q}PeKM?jq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 > xxXPvM<`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Da9* /
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. / e~
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。 n`F QgC
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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 H @3$1h&YS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !1ie:z>s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 UMHuIA:%U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }M"-5K}
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。 |Y G)NO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [15hci+-
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