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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1tCe#*|95
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `g(r.`t^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gBy7 q09r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 E&b!Y'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I h 19&D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 k'1i quc#u
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（4） cook up 虚构 G:|=d0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3Et t9fBd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CDRz3Hu U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h%%dRi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]}N&I_mU
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. uJt*> ;Kp
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`( >+@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0tah$;c
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. DE14dU
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]1i1 _AR'`
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &^b mZj !
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B pl(s+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~HyqHx y
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（10）for good 永远 oxg h;v*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c *]6> 50
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B)( ZR H
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H83/X,"!w
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H{fOAv1*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $_&gT.>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _6&TCd<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]tDuCZA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F\hU
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jM|-(Es. )
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。 $56 Z/*
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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 * mj3 T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4?cIn4}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "yc_*R(pU
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^ bDh[O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b#z{["%Zp
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。 M?zwXmTVW0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9 54O=9PQ
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