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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2;v1YKY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RF#S=X 6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6 *{sZMG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y<h~jz#hkq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hHu?%f*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }#b[@3/T
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（4） cook up 虚构 4@Q`8N.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ! U 6 x_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Xcy Xju#"p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wa)E.(x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [!<W{ ($5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 M9t`w-@_w
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wT taj08D
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. A#&,S4Wi|
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。 h &k*i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 " iz'x-wy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. si!jB%^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qubyZ 8 hx
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S5 ,y!K]C~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &>YdX$8x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [yEH!7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (FY<% .Pa
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（10）for good 永远 Rg3cqe#O/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mF6 U{=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W/ \M9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jn+k$'6 %#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -J`VXG:M
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 KkCA*G S
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T2%{pcdV/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 fbjT"jSzw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N!TC}#}l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gQ0W>\xz
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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 Q|CLis-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uQ_s$@brI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0C,2gcq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M?nYplC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `El)uTnuZ[
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。 8 etNS~^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1p DL()t
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