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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )nC]5MXU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QGMV}y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~dyTVJ$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3H'sHuK"X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _>o:R$ %}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 z 4e7PW|
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（4） cook up 虚构 f%A;`4 `q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @ f_Lp%K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *[Imn\hu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. = 1@u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 D5gFXEeh
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CYf$nYR
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ^7`BP%6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DcS+_>a\{l
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h 7*J9[$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "-E\[@ /
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,Y@Gyx !4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %6t:(z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xEa\f[.An
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2/U.| *mH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1wii8B6
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（10）for good 永远 `T1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PgAf\.48a
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C;v.S5x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {aZ0 ;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Oz.HH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v6|RJt?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k``_EiV4t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'z8pzMmT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2 'l '8
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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 D#aDv0b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. eNh39er
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZT*ydln
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'JtBZFq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qfF~D0}
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。 SZ7:u895E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Lpkyoh v
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