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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~^u16z,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,\ 2a=Fp
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^l^f D t
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z 3 k(P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /vY_Y3k#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !3mA 0-!+
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（4） cook up 虚构 6:U$w7P0
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =ji1S}e~p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lP Lz@Up~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2f U$J>Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !zPG? q]3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "dR |[a<#g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 mrm^e9*Z
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. >FhK #*Pa
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。 ,f} UGd[a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7N C=*A~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. < B_Vc:Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c PgfTT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7 r|(} S
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q0Nyq hvi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \ MxoZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QKN<+,h!z>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DC1'Kyk
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（10）for good 永远 &t5 {J53
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !-m&U4Ku6o
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #j@71]GI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2tROT][J%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZKg{0DY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oG$)UTzGc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L lBN-9p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 liR ?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O62b +%~F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pV6d
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 &a/__c/l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. USN8N (
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !* 2%"H*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dd?x( ,"A`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 SuZ&vqS
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 6#j$GH *
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7PR#(ftz
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