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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. d&/^34g n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uCY (:;[<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F~tm`n8Z
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。 @~ JB \j9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y2oB]^z &n
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1[26w_B3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >`<Ued
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（4） cook up 虚构 aeEw#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. OG0r4^6Ly
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^RY n8I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D."cQ<sxpN
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 83mlZ1jQz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N7d17c.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "9c.C I
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. D2Vb{ %(4.
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。 *rS9eej
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H+S~ bzz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l[tY,Y:4qO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6H(fk1E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G>
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 CnxK+1n l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _<u8%\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. vpZu.#5c
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（10）for good 永远 G3 Idxs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6a "VCE]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 jA20c(O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .OVW4svX
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BNAguAxWo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y #hga5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <;2P._oZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4yA9N i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?b!CV
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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 Z7tU0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .`oJc J
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W&fW5af9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LydbP17K}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ib5;f0Qa
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。 oV0LJ%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e%P +KX
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