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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >v
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H %` $@U>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1R}rL#h;=
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 P@LFX[HtM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F_<n8U:Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H K]-QTEn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 r)4GH%+?fv
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（4） cook up 虚构 Z}b 25)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E:_m6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \3WF-!xe
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .el&\Jt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ()T l\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Wqy \yS [
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. =sp5.-r
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 =hw& 2c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `f|G w 5R
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j=q*b Qr
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sf7~hN*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [WfigqY`b*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K@RE-K6{
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %oee x1`=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J*!_kg)>J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 55%j$f
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（10）for good 永远 >e'Hz (~'/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )o=ip m[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E]aQK.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 t)p . $
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \f!j9O9S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 goMv8d
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0=:]tSD\F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =%i~HDiy
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e >6 NO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E"/r* C+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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8@)4)+e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #M)S Ae2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9%^IMUWA
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (m~gG|n4
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。 )<~v ~|re
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E! s?amM4
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