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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w(y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [ 4PiQyr
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. q((%sWp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 P}!pmg6V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /(}YjeS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^'b\OUty-
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（4） cook up 虚构 7Mh!@Rd_V
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]0}NF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PnI_W84z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bWZzb&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eQ =6< ^KZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9A\\2Zz6F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]==S?_.B3n
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. {'?PGk%v
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。 97}l`z;Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 O%} hNTS"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]9 9; 7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S'IQbHz*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ui"3'OU'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M^/ZpKeT"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5^2P\y(?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e~6>8YO+7j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S<w? ,Z
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（10）for good 永远 rGQ([e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GM0pHmC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *Oh]I|?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (~ #-J7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _J _QB ]t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m9$lOk4/
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. % )}rQqQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (/_w2 3rr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p,mKg L63
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5^{).fig
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 % hRH80W|
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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 0(^ N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R, U YwI
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7) x 788Z6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >Qs{LEsLb
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。 s)kr=zdyo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?T>)7Y)
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