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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. j'Wp
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -,GEv%6c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E1W:hGI
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。 c{>|o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \_ -DyD#3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p@tp]u`7
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =|0/ Ynfe
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 M=%!IT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0j $ OE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 hW%p#g;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z%};X$V`J
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ^<;w+% [MT
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Wk[)+\WQ?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B01 ^oYM}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d_T<5Hin
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 U ;gp)=JNT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4$P r|gx
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 QUp?i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (C\r&N
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（10）for good 永远 )ddsyFGW
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P6we(I`"2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~:Ixmqi}R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o)! m$Q~v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iGa}3pF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s3< F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M=+M8M`Iy
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7j T}{
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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 4\1;A`2%0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yFO)<GLk
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {]["6V6W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *(nJX.7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 o=mo/N4
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。 ai^t=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :rL?1"
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