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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k.ZfjX"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z7^}G=*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p"@|2a
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。 X`b5h}c
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UU;:x"4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z#4g,)ZX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E'G>'c W;x
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（4） cook up 虚构 /HRaX!|E#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x _K%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1%,Z&@^j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =+ p+_}C
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q~n2VU4L*
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. g&>Hy!v,
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。 iIFQRnpu;3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4lA+ V,#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5[_8N{QC;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Pcs@`&}7r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q-v[O4 y~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %j@FZ
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^&iV %vQ[
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（10）for good 永远 +QX>:z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y~7 lug
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l'QR2r7&.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. TeJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =]e^8;e9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +pvJ?"J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Br5 Io=/wg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gf?^yP ;V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;Oy>-Ij5P
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。 : qRT9n$
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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 NrcCUZ .:N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. LltguNM$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 or}*tSKX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V%lGJ]ZEa
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e6lOmgHn5
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。 K"7;Y#1g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z :v, Vu
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