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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A UO0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s?gXp {O?X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +r34\mAO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @e D2<e
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W71#NjM2Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;R-Q,aCM}
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（4） cook up 虚构 'J<zVD}0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "\P~Re"EH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ? F:C!_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N/SB}F j
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )}Mt'd
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3_['[}
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. a>e
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 nHL>}Y g
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. DL/*t.)"et
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O#ajoE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0DjB qh$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ( ]uoN4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /t2 <OU9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AI`1N%Owi
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（10）for good 永远 ;Z0cD*Jb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "Kf~`0P
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 AZm)$@e)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !h aXO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aIyY %QT
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 VHkrPJ[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5^R#e(mr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +R jD\6bJb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UEb 'E;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [}Yci:P_ +
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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 I.0Usa"z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )qQg n]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 BwA~*5TFu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N1zr fn-VU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $zH 0$aOx
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。 2G*#Czr"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 * " +cP!
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