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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gy Ey=@L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8Dkq+H93
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *RM 3 _
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =2@ V}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tU0jFBB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .Ta (v3om%
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（4） cook up 虚构 89x;~D1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?$#P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8"}8Nrb0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G!+Mu2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 GfV#^qi
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >hY.F/[
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. /2'l=R5#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *x:*Q \|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?I$- im
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~REfr}0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HR ;I}J 9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _2TL>1KZt
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sC A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qrf90F)
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（10）for good 永远 Zs4NN 2 ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !t+ 3DMPn
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m}7Nu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U;j\FE^+>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~ +C)0Yn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 GT<!e ]=6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /;k Sa}"Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )<lQJ#L86a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~1{ppc+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p-r[M5;-^Q
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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 VeSQq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m VFo2^%v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yfal'DqKF
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *E]: VZl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [X91nU z#
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。 wh)F&@6 R!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,OERDWW|6
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