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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g=; rM8W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9B Lz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tjk Y[
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。 en7i})v\".
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :Yj Ov
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Tp~yn
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3hR7 . /
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BieII$\P%P
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {d (PH7R
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c}vy9m$B_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *Q=-7 a m
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. F ']Vg31c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P;KbS~ SlC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F~a5yW:R=)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?>q=Nf^ Q.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =Cs$0aA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 pvy ;L[c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 mUr@w*kq|p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I>/`W
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（10）for good 永远 oD{V_/pdx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A# 1aO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $$ _ uQf
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hl}#bZ8]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \Qk:\aLR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y(.WK8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !nVX .m9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mm#U a/~1u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &%u,b~cL?
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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 M #S8x@U
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pI(FUoP ^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q*{"6"4(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .U5+PQN
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 86%weU/*
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Rz= ]KeZu
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