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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,B /b>i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dWu; F^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Lxv6\3I+
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。 {;m|\652B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3[m2F O,Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tv Zq):c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lon9oraF'
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（4） cook up 虚构 2Q7X"ek~[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |WpJen*?Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |qwx3 hQ?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f@$kK?c?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lauq(aD_C
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <>Ha<4A
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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. =(Y0wZP|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P!IXcPKW53
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2aX{r/Lc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sl(go^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "c?3 1$6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xn@ oNKD0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ];5Auh 0o
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vP+qwvpGr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. i) Q
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（10）for good 永远 \zwm:@lG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s,pg4nst56
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fU\;\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +\u\BJ!LAJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 f! )yE`4-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a#x@ e?GvI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DO9K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Zz]/4 4t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )>^ Ge9d]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]"htOO
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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 -N6ek`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B52dZ b
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 PfB9 .f {
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. QC&,C}t,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ts("(zI1E
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。 \PFj w9s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9 g- 8u+&
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