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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cp J|w3x B
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eHDN\QA 2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KMjhZap%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l2P=R)@{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]`+HO=0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hFl^\$Re
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（4） cook up 虚构 1HZO9cXJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n#OB%@]<V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .UY^oR=b{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KNIn:K^/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )f<z% :I+Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ah+iZ}E%
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. wx0j(:B]
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。 X*@dj_,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o$lM$E:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _8_R 1s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g~A`N=r;h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v<(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DG:Z=LuJr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [}0haTYc4
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（10）for good 永远 =mp;.k95
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z syI V!(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #Kex vP&*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6.nCV 0xA
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F SW_<%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iVq' r4S
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F%D.zvKN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 XXn67sF/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0*D$R `$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %.-4! vj
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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 z !rL
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. * kDC liL
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )g#T9tx2D
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GqaCj^2f
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dufu|BL|}
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。 Ata:^qI
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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;^l%eP uW
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