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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `u6CuH5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }#):ZPTs
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YbAa@Sq@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hS&3D6G t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 U[7 &
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（4） cook up 虚构 /2 z, ?,jL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. OBY^J1St
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4P(muOS
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X.}i9a
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /c2|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d8D0 28d
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. "[h9hoN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 R|&jvG=|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. H.ha}0 J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -YvnX0j+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !UHWCJ<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b y}C;eN
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~] f6@n
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（10）for good 永远 `>ppDQaS)W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H!SFSgAu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }jE [vVlRw
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OHRkhwF.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d{/#A%.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 M02 U,!di
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q Ev7k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $'*q] ]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 + /+> :
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P;8nC:z L
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Nyx)&T&I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *jQ?(Tf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 X,xCR]+5S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d#8 n<NM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .9NYa |+0
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ~a$h\F'6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B6k c9XG
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