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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l&/V4V-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. NmuzAZr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NihUCj "
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. afw`Heaa2(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |erG cKk
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（4） cook up 虚构 jIL+^{K<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hk1 [ 0)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5K:'VX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h- f`as"d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qkM)zO Z^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i V$TvD+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W ZT) LYA
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. z/I\hC9i
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 BXb=N E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 68?> #o865
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /h7 u E
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :#VdFMC<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'ti ~TG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i91 =h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }G)2HTaZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 64L;np>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 TE5J
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（10）for good 永远 h"y~!NWn
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l;SXR <E U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UQg_y3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {pc (b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Dv* d$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 DDq? 4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \ iA'^69
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D#D55X^6*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %L|xmx!c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~dC.,"
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。 j s9^~:Tw
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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 >WA'/Sl<A<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. # N$\d4q 9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -<ome~|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l;r A}?,.^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~.4y* &
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。 qg/ FI#r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 lGt:.p{NG
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