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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 %#}Z y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qv"$Bd:]r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <|\Lm20 G]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +]50D xflA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 IMfqiH)
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（4） cook up 虚构 'ah[(F<*@e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x= jK:3BF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ""D 4s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d M-% {
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9 E6R0D}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4{l,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T5:G$-qL(
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. l \?c}7k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +H
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3{h_&Gbo'D
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !L8#@BjU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +KEWP\r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. : \}(&
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 2[;_d;oB @
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +H2 -ZXr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3Le{\}-$.
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（10）for good 永远 Y5d \d\e/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. f4Rf?w*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0C*7 K?/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `V3Fx {
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4NIRmDEd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v A.MRu#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &yol_%C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v I)LB )Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 , 'iE;o{Tu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S/I /-Bp~
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ,i@:5X/t
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z87|Zl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @oad,=R&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7fX<511(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <V6VMYXY4
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 wsVV$I[2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ji 0
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