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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FM80F_G^z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,?OWwm&J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fs:%L
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。 \9Z1'W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jIzkI)WC|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5\?\ |* WT
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;AjY-w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D <DSK~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^~iFG+g5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 O@Ro_sPG(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W$I^Ej}>$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s"7$SxMT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s5
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. .:`+4n
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 _~{Nco7T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 eL vbPE_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6ojEEM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E6=JL$"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -F-RWs{yS
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TN+iv8sT
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0# )I :5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 swfcA\7R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3Y
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（10）for good 永远 U@ 6bH@v5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xYg G
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \h#,qTE
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 kwcH$ w<I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "\n,vNk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n{b( ~eL?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CSA.6uI T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :nt 7jm,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "<e<0::
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E!,+#%O>
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。 B5nzk JV<X
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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 /^ F_~.u{
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cEP!DUo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }%&hxhR^t3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5yh:P3 /
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zm& D #)
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。 =&5^[:ksB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }k`-n32)|
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