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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $TG? 4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d6.}.*7Whc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s AE9<(g&@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (pYYkR"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H(qm>h$bU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y}.Yst em
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（4） cook up 虚构 WE.Tuo5L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5$Kf]ZP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 GGE[{Gb 9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8H
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JTUNb'#RZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >q(6,Mmb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h%1Y6$
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. eXzXd*$S
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。 '_o@V O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;<-7*}Dj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rn" pKUd
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0HbJKix!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <abKiXA"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -p8e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dlD}Ub
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6k9Lx C:M
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（10）for good 永远 *K)0UKBr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~:2K#q5C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8:{ q8xZ=k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3k{ @.V ?]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .#!mDlY;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D/s?i[l b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D 'L{wm
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;Qa;@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;.s: X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t)I0lnbs
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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 K^H>~`C=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z[}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 gpAHC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OCW+?B;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Qp!J:YV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &=zU611,
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。 sXB+s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >&hX&,hG
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