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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LO"_NeuL
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D9ANm"#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ./$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |5W8 Q|>%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,{?wKXJ}L!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H{ZLk,
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（4） cook up 虚构 5v"Y\k+1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _-n Y2)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F& xv
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;t}'X[U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z1F9$ ^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x8Q~VVZr
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. l$F_"o?&S@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 'f 3HKn<L
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \I;cZ>{u"}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qk&gA}qF
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sH%&+4!3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s}wO7Df=+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rsWQHHkO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ) ]73S@P(=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 iAK/d)bq
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（10）for good 永远 ~P/]:=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R;r|cep
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kfXS_\@iW1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,(P %z.P@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D3y>iQd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (v!mR+ \x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0 sZwdO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |) O):
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 bhYU5I 9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h a5e(Hj?
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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 AuAT]`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "J& (:(:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 c}% es=@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ah (iE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7 %4.b7Q
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。 yw'ezpO"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 gK WzFnW
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