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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \f7A j >
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AK* F,H9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S4?N_"m9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [j :]Y R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C4jq T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ZzuEw
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（4） cook up 虚构 i Y JzSVO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u~9gR @e2{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]`2=<n;=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {u}Lhv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +h$) l/>:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6-@
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. EfR3$sp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )PU?`yLTr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >~kSe=Hsb4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 |X6 ]#&g7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 SV4a_m?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >!vb ;a!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 { L(Q|bB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e)[>E\u _
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0~{&
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（10）for good 永远 1%YjY"j+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fXPD^}?Ux4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 eUyQS I4A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2[W1EQI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7[wHNJ7)r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 G &'eP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yB &+2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^ $M@yWX6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R0R Xw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !H`Q^Xf}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qsjTo@A
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。 m]yt6b4
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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 +X4 O.6Mn
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. OIK14D:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 paUlp7x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tdTD!'
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *^XfEO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e> -a\g
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。 fX,L;Se"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G:f\wK[
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