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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sOJXloeO[6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @}\i`H1s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W1Vy5V|M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s_;o1 K0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k{F]^VXQ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5,R4:y ?cK
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（4） cook up 虚构 4mHk,Dd9,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $ \+x7"pI
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 + 7 0x0z2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 b4qMTRnv
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YP
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a]/KJn /B(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [ $5u:*
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. 9Nw&l@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b:5-0uxjs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jM}(?^@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7`j%5%q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %M3L<2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '}^qz#w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7gcR/HNeF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. = GyABK
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（10）for good 永远 z/]]u.UP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I7wR[&L885
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jlA6~n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w4fQ~rcUIc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?[uHRBR'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5 JlgnxRq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m lxtey6H3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3G[|4v?[<_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "=w:LRw
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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 ^Ze(WE)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &~Y%0&F,&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^J&D)&" j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :C>iV+B j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 C1fd@6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x`c 7*q%
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。 Lk !m1J5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6J\ 2 =c`
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