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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l'[;q '
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \C ~ 6
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3 }g>/F ~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cXt&k
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0TV16 --
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5l@} 1n
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（4） cook up 虚构 }\H. G
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Zjn1,\(t~u
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jqvw<+#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^F?B_'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Am3j:|>*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4e\w 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. ! 1?u0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w<!&%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q2 |z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <oP`\m
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7o+VhW<|5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (/&ht-~ EL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Bk.`G)t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bg9_$laDi
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（10）for good 永远 O*/ Utl
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N{RHbSa(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c\P}Z Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LM" b%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GQ.akA_(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 23;\l
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _6n za)OFH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }EfRYE$E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A1zV5-E/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k
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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 MS|1Q@S9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2j>C4Ck
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ .$G ^c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 hA~5,K0b
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {; UBW7{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =o"sBVj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gd31d s!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。 |>I4(''}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uTrGb:^
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