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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Qb(CH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0I#<-9&d-
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 Iewq?s\Fo
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +\W"n_PPy
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3YLnh@-
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（4） cook up 虚构 <5X@r#Lz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4;*V^\',9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ee|@l3)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `C h6"= t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ja (/ym^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N!m%~},s//
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4/h 2_
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. r]E$uq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 i]YQq ! B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !;xE7w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n;=A'g|Q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z=fag'fzM
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 kDz.{Ih
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {jVFlKP>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {Q-U =me\
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（10）for good 永远 i f"v4PHq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VsmL#@E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U;nC)'~YW9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9=o
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L!p|RKz9X
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "4`%N A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \fhT#/0N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4W?<hv+k7*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [v`4OQ F/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q>[% C5
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Dr 1F|[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J4vKfxEg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AAW7@\q.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rTm{-b)r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 T]W -g
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 2U F94
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p 5 l$On
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