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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :@)R@. -
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "8%$,rG1&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Zj -#"Gm
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（3）clown around 胡闹 OK v2..8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J-/w{T8:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9{4oz<U
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（4） cook up 虚构 / fUdb=!Z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3|!3R'g/ >
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e|:\Ps `8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]d[e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lusUmFm'*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 | J4sQ!%K
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. g4k3~,=D3
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。 Y!45Kio
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 JmDx sb^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3#'8 S_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 vE,^K6q0`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L7 54odc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;6 W[%{
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Csy$1;"A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F?tWx+N<{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q6rkp f,Tl
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（10）for good 永远 "f
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |hj!NhBe
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 E9mu:T
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'm`}XGUBS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5?H wM[`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N@tKgx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~tWh6-:|{J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xDU \mfeGj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?7V~>i8[
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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 - 5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .-iW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AB\Ya4O"9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )%S@l<%@?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $%cHplQz 5
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。 >v, si].
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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