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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S9-FKjU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PU[]
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3 (jI
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。 c JGU~\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A(ql}cr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @} qMI
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rM Un ~
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（4） cook up 虚构 w_P nEJa9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^_n( >$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }mz@oEB#vF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _I+QInD ;)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J.35Ad1hM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K8daSvc
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. qJj"WU5
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。 \9jEpE^Ju(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =wtu
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PF~w$ eeQ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Bz!SZp W(M
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 90X <Qs
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J4"?D9T3G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D.su^m_1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )T&ZiHIJ3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g d#+N]C_
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（10）for good 永远 ~ nDbWv"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gLy1*k4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "V'<dn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :"{(" !x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e aB6e@]@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rK(TekU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3qggdi
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %m )vQ\Vtx
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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 UXgeL2`;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2D;2QdO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 : < X &y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w]1Ltq*g/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t[}&*2"$/
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。 sYa;vg4[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [+; >u|
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