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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [, mcvO;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Xd 9<`gu
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #pX +~ {
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。 'Ie!%k ^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .t{?doOT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. . n) 0@X!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %gXNWxv
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（4） cook up 虚构 8j!(*'J.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p 9iCrqi
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -!ERe@k(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SP5t =#M6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u5dy hx7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~8G cWy6
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. XBHv V05mv
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +@K8:}lOW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z!qF0UDj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M.}QXta
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .s<tQU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 , MU9p*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 w^QqYUL${
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |)u|@\{
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（10）for good 永远 XY`2>7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .Dg'MM B M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =;A~$[ g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~ b{j`T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vW4N[ .+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \Rvsy;7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Bn{0-5nj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L\ UM12
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <x2 F5$@
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 JSm3ZP|GqJ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k~b8=$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _ a,XL<9 I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >~^##bIb
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4i o02qd
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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。 3$ 1 z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )hai?v~g
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