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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wjH1Om bt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kf <c[ su
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CvZ\Z472.j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 DC/Czkv9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {U>N*&_ `
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qe(gKKA%q
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（4） cook up 虚构 RhB)AUAj
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rqp]{?33
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5|r*,! CF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 21Dc.t{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m3o -p
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. ;!VxmZ:j[
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。 |.m)UFV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 CLmo%"\ s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ig YYkt
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 SWhz cqp
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `9^+KK "
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #C .
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #Ff8_xhP 2
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（10）for good 永远 ;a>u7rw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W,H8B%e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %x{kd8>u!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9M($_2,44
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a:l-cZ/!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YU8]W%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;/Z-|+!IJt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eC%Skw
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Cy/VH"G=
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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 d8agM/F*/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6| B9kh}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ng !d 6]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !Tv3WQ@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b FajK;
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。 ILAn2W
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7p]Izx8][
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