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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. C-Q]f
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s8,N9o[.~P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ) 24c(
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。 l+e L:C!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AS;E O[Vn
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bo]xah|."j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 t{\,vI
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^T):\x(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }pP< +U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8V c g30_+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n9.` 5BH7/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F$l]#G.@A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9$-V/7@)
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. m'|{AjH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W'f{u&<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u`Ew^-">
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 oz!;sj{,D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 yQkj4v{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P'^#I[G'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 qla$}dnvc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zLQplw`#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ; Drt4fOxX
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（10）for good 永远 }"?v=9.G
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y b57Xu
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 AL #w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F1s kI _!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &5Ai&<q"p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z4U8~i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >L6 V!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #q`-"2"|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <a@'Pcsk
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a0y7a/@c
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 F<wwuCbF
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Fs rGI
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^MPl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 vO#4$ ,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C^]y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FuEgI8+b
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。 kFPZ$8e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 y:Ycn+X.
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