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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =N[V{2}q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'Kt4O9=p
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ePIly)=X
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 9g<_JcN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S|z(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =X%R*~!#Of
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9/8@
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（4） cook up 虚构 J"a2
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Xm0&U?dZB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !Ed<xG/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eX]9m Q]E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7oqn;6<[>,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,i$(yx?
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. )KTWLr;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p0:&7,+a,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4u{ E D(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cE_Xo.:Y,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :Z7"c`6L!~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 x"h)"Y[c5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 gw}7%U`T9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "cz]bCr8
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（10）for good 永远 9b=^"K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )oz-<zW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ! A ydhe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5e~{7{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6r-<XNv)0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zxynEdO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9O 0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jW+VUF-t
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }1^ tK(Am
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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 $4ZDT]n
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m= beB\=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 t9-\x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .tHv4.ob
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 uvK%d\ d
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。 ]P ?#lO6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 bU g 2Bm!y
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