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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M f%^\g.}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y1U" HqNl*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {E3<GeHw4
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。 {.' ,%)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4t%:O4
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }<}`Q^Mlk
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3IJI 5K_
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（4） cook up 虚构 !7Yt`l$$z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lt2Nwt0bv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^;Hi/KvM\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !Z+*",]_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5ykk11!p$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 TY54e T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vs'L1$L'c
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. J1c&"Oh
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 {P<BJ52=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :ET3&J
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MoKXl?B<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 |;Se$AdT#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9(N)MT5F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. li 3PR$W V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cmr6,3_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )/+eL RN5G
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @KXz4PU
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（10）for good 永远 SqA+u/"j2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :,}:c%-^"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R.2KYhp ,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rmg"; ( I
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 8x^H<y=O
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mtWx ?x
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v_@#hf3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pRxlvV t
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0LHiOav
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 MMxoKL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IYM@(c@ld0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dl7p 1Cr
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jK C qH$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K3r>nGLBo
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。 dn)tP6qc/
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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+Ma_H`
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