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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. NR@n% p
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]u(EEsG/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >i:h dcxe
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。 G|,'6|$jE
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（3）clown around 胡闹 < lxE^M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c7[+gc5 }
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~UhTy~jya
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（4） cook up 虚构
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k5X& |L/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x,~ ys4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pZA0Go2!IN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hiM nU
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. tPb$ua|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P!*G"^0<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. A@I ( &Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %=t8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4#c-?mh_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zG0191f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &|8R4l C|
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（10）for good 永远 rgOc+[X
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [fjP.kw;J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JJ=%\j
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )t#v55M
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ha -KfkPFE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. btZ9JZvMx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )rce%j7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]g0h7q)79
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o8A1cb4<T
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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 j4fv -{=$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c'gV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m\];.Da
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Pgp`g.$<
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。 HLYTt)f}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \ O#6H5F
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