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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "l b\c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 EkV!hqs*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m"1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 th;]Vo
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XAGiu;<,=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $o: :PDQ?
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（4） cook up 虚构 zkvH=wL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gGD]t;<u
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uof0Oc.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yl|R:/2V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nFSG<#x\
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. 5"] aZMua
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。 DOA[iT";4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LE Jlo%M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /Ir 7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <4S F~i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~n)]dFy
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W>U jUq);
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +._f.BRmX.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $::51# ^Wg
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（10）for good 永远 :1%VZvWk*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NF@i#:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6NP`P j R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Gf!t< =T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d;IJ0xB+by
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F12S(5Z0%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9Vh_XBgP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~l y`u
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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 =/)Mc@Hb
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *(> F'>F1"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ](idf ( j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 99=[>Ck)G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X:iG[iU*
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。 %l0_PhAB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j TG S6{E
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