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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Uv U@3[fw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wQ/.3V[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z&c}
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 q77qdm q7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9,&xG\ z=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]Ar,HaX-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RnC+]J+?4
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（4） cook up 虚构 J8@ .qC'!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I5QtPqB>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hwvi tD!0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T12Zak4.=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]a.^F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y^DGnx("m
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. 3.P7GbN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v>nBdpj Xh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. o7Z 8O,;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2yFT` 5+H4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W2v'2qAs
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Gj%q:[r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $0OOH4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &PAp O{#Q
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（10）for good 永远 8QL=%Pv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. q$b 4S4Z7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 FG!hb ?_1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;ThFB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ah bh,U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lup2> "?*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5}_=q;sZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2 A";o E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XHdh SFpm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f[R~oc5P0
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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 z kqn>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4W49*Je
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]91Q Z~4a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. UU[z\^w| E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mvTp,^1
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。 Jd v;+HN[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h<>yzr3fN
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