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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $_X|, v9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B'we ok
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Of[;Qn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R,_d1^|*w
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >e& :`2%.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -?a<qa?$
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（4） cook up 虚构 p>*i$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P?ep]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P0GeZ02]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,FQK;BU!lh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 NAr1[{^E,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n$)_9:Z-j
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. Mz=!w]qDH
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。 HOi C
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .dmi #%W
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l!~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 SUtf[6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /Cr/RG:OX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q6q1\YB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y)I8eU{Wl(
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KeBQH8A1N
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（10）for good 永远 +cB&Mi5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~H6;I $e[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @gfDp<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @y |_d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =y]$0nh
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3I =kr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. = (,
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W{" XJt_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oQ2KW..q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GG6% bF
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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 ^ @=^;nB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3:CO{=`\7B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =tdSq"jh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m}Y 0xV9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <G3&z#]#4
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。 :14i?4F d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _D!g4"
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