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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w`+-xT%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z7L+wNYwg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !wfUD2 K1
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。 .f;@O qU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dn?'06TD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a.JjbFL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |22 vNt_
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（4） cook up 虚构 qdKqc,R1{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3XQe? 2:<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ].aFdy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0kls/^ 0,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $)PS#ND&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P O0Od z
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. m$(OQ,E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4${3e
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _5(p=Zc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O{7#Xj
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !TY0;is
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 S
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F0zaA
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（10）for good 永远 qTwl\dcncC
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n@" <NKzh
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 mvt-+K?U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3$:F/H
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }aXS MxCd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,WnZ^R/n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wxj}k7_(`A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QfPw50N;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g+QIhur
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3="vOSJ6&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ; !t?*
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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 *14:^neoI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. UGgo;e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 t98S[Z(-%+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +_S0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L 2}<2
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。 gp $Rf9\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 u(f;4`
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