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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .,<1%-R34q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t5\-v_mG=&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N{9v1`B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f ph v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J=9FRC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 sJL&:!}V>
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4VJ-,Z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Yb|c\[ %
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pr':51 (
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?pW`cFLDHF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rK' L6o
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. ,>bh$|
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q6McG H T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s Ep"D+f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 u_w#gjiC
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !`Fxa4i>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [A+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 xK *b1CB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $ Xv* , Bq
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（10）for good 永远 ~^NtO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g!g#]9j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e(]!GA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f(>p=%=O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x,=&JtKVc
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wcrCEX=I>{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9P1OP Xv*p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t q z3zIQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \\iQEy<i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CuaVb1r
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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 @x*c1%wg
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HZ aV7dOZ8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &Qf/> @ l}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y_*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 EEEh~6?-e
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。 +5w))9@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |6.l7u ?d
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