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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. " pg5w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;Gc,-BDFw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /g/]Q ^
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。 kq| r6uE
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tx` Z?K[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w) C/EHF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 JRti2Mu
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（4） cook up 虚构 {5 V@O_*{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b/[$bZD5o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^/6LVB *
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =Msr+P9Ai
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6 zbqv 6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VQ}N& H)`
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. ]A? (OA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^(+ X|t
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. GZefe Bi
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rY?]p Mp
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k|hy_? *
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ys/U.e|) !
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1k)31GEQw
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（10）for good 永远 <z.Y# {p?k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. As{Q9o5j/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g5& ZXA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4h*c{do
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'hGUsi
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =I.uf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =67ab_V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @vc9L
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 QbJE+ m5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V3S" L J
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZGw 6Bd_I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %!\ iII
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6:Hd `
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。 `_iK`^(-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y=?Tm,z4
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