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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. RS/%uxS?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _wf"E(c3D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9bXU! l[
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。 |P2 GL3NR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k>n^QHM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =k`(!r2"#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $(}kau
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（4） cook up 虚构 W.n@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R< xxwjt
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 'eqvK|Uj:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4aB`wA^x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y@u{73H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !HDk ]
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. =fi.*d?$7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3g|O2>*?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >e-XZ2>Sj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ok({Al1A,w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 60AX2-sdJ,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JEBo!9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B?Y%y@.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P !YT{}
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（10）for good 永远 OR" n i
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [ AX). b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N'm:V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. web&M!-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9f l !CG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {Y'_QW1:2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !Fp MO`m
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e$>5GM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }>frK#S
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。 \wDO E(>
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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 V (!b!i@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [ V jd )%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;- ]f4O8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^2^ptQj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l3iL.?&Pa
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。 053W2Si
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 V">Uh@[J_
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