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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e|-& h `[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *jQ?(Tf
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (>.l kR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^cDHC^Wm
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j_3`J8WwF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Rf4}((y7Y\
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（4） cook up 虚构 k~%j"%OB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C))x#P36
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;_X2E~i[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;cEoc(<?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =\`iC6xP}
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. /@w w"dmqU
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 WAt= T3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -I ?8\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dtj+ av G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {8* d{0l
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3 \}>nE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FG!2h&k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |:w)$i& *
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（10）for good 永远 oGRd ;hsF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6gs0Vm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +OI <0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xp? YM35
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^c<8|lK L@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s*Nb=v.e9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bj6;>Ezp3(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )+Y"4?z~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D7r&z ?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s0O]vDTR,H
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 pZ cY[a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "Zfm4Nx "
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 uUiS:Tp]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9=q& SG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 sW-0G$,|
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。 _N {4Rs0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z/]]u.UP
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