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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *eAt '
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i;2V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'p Aq;2AA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k DKfJp&a
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5N>L|J2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .v) A|{:2
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（4） cook up 虚构 G!GGT?J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X)Rh&ui
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0@!-+}i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }e1]Ib!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7*&q"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c}7Rt|`c
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k1^&;}/f:
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. \T!tUd
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。 orF 8%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yzCamm4~0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l;J B;0<s"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !_1RQ5]^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. (d5kD#.N
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vB/G#\Zqz
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 n ^C"v6X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. o7@81QA!e
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 LT '2446
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（10）for good 永远 ~LN
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *p %=u>?&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 20RI S j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $~.'Tnk)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. } Ias7d?re
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dX~$#-Ad86
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |`6*~ciUV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -Fs<{^E3j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _0e;&2')
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5 XA{<)$
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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 /q >1X!Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &,~Oi(SX5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 x.~A vJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. BO)Q$*G~JD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =6:>C9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0_faJjTbP;
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。 ^8e u+E.{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o79EDPX
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