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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >h!. Gj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SG|i/K|7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7]. IT(
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cdtzf:#q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {u_k\m[Y
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. dI0>m:RBz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a@=36gx)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^SSOh#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U9p.Dh~)vG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2wuW5H8w{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Lc: SqF
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. iQ}sp64
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。 *6x ^w %=A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :Ye#NPOI
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b} U&bFl
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Hv7D+ j8M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .' 2gJ"?,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y[@j0xlO
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（10）for good 永远 [@) z $W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gJFpEA {
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U ;Y}2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aj'8;E+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 RdVis|7o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8 8 =c3^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4 C9"Q,o%&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 a~eLkWnh<k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @?cXa: tX
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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 7
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -0IFPL8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >iWf7-:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cv(N5mA2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2c`=S5
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。 ?gMrcc/{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 TN@J PoH
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