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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. d^V$Z6*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WZFH@I2 8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1BTIJ G w
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ,&]MOe4@>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \4bWWy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v[S-Pi1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 'Ud| Ex@A9
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]tt} #
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6*XM7'n
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 svhrf;3:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &M"ouy Zo9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wH6u5*$p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \2X$C#8E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F0dI/+
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3$p#;a:=n
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。 Utt>H@t[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (#Mp 5C'X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;b%{ilx:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }e{ qW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xtfRrX^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D`o<,Y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3y`F<&sA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .v`b[4M4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. e~\QE0Oe :
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（10）for good 永远 WeT* C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M}F~_S0h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }ot"Sx\.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wNQqfq Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G=d(*+&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `T WN ^0!]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <' m6^]:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 clDHTj=~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M] EsS^/X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lrEj/"M
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。 \8b6\qF/\
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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 f~M 8A.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g rcbH
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q GPw2Q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;4 ~U,+Av
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |:q/Dt@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4\2V9F{s
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。 |!*Xl)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +V8b
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