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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }BCxAwD4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 McvLU+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J!zL)u|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hud'@O"R+
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a# 3, qp!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \(1WLP$2U
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P;e@ <O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4Y@q.QP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Zb~G&.
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $tebNi P
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 cLMFC1=b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QST-!`]v
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. R"QWap}
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。 0&2&F=fOa<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `mKK1x
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5%R$7>`Z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }h\]0'S~J~
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Il<ezD{
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 UC"_#!3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 74%Uojl"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .BZ3>]F3<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9 N@N U:M+
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（10）for good 永远 `"j _]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x% Eu.jj
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 J<7nOB}OD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _l](dqyuN(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `T$CUlt6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Q
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~n y4Ay$#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {K+]^ M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'B$qq[l]S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4krK CD>|G
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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 t0gLz
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L\H, cimN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j`kw2 (
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ue)8g#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m>@ *-*8k
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。 YDr/Cw> J
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QC *>
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