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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vq0Tk
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7Lc]HSZ o,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o>i4CCU+
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。 :&rt)/I
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bz-c$me1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \0I _<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VUGmi]qd
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（4） cook up 虚构 GL0L!="!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fS:&Ak
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YQ)kRhFA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. TG?brgW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e/&{v8Hmb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q[ZT Hd.-
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. =tn)}Y.<e
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 y0.'?6k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w"|L:8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1..+F0U
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a=1@*ID
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =.U[$~3q%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q=m'^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O`\;e>!t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @6sq Mw}
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（10）for good 永远 b<ZIWfs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9(7-{,c
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 uEP*iPLD@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2r4Uh1D~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6=/F$|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cn3\kT*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. su( 1< S}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rJT a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1D7 `YKI9h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [Ek7b *
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 LEf^cM=>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D%Sl AzZ3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n\'4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yYYSeH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )m)-o4c
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 xml7Uarc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 -20bPiM$A
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