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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K~5(j{Kb8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j=>WWlZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e<Oz %
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。 c1f`?i} .
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2PSv3?".
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )MM(HS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )@.ODW;`
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（4） cook up 虚构 AucX4J<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e=u}J%|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ><6g-+*k
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. % = v<3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2fUz}w (
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ju"j?2+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. O} lqY?0*
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。 a9nXh6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VD=F{| ^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <jVk}gi)Jp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k1FG$1.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3e^'mT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rf&nTDaWI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 90$`A MR
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dFpP_U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L w/ZKXDU2
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（10）for good 永远 'DH_ih Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n ZS*"O#L
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $4TawFf"nc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j7Lw( A J
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p M@0>DVi
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :3* 0o3C/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Bk1gE((
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]p~,C*UH0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MXpj_+@
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 m=I A/HOR^
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 1FC 1*7A[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a,p7l$kK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ( KG>l TdN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K fNR)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 noNL.%I
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。 ~7=w,+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 We#O' m
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