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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DXBc 7J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fI"sdzu^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O2;FaAS F
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。 _; !7:'J
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iGB1f*K%x
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *;t\!XDgp
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0`c|ZzY
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（4） cook up 虚构 V[ju7\>$ Z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \~ m\pf?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F] e` -;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bCMo8Xh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3}aKok"k
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %jk7JDvl
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. K+MSjQS"
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。 r5 tn'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H3-(.l[!b)
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^Ej$o@PH
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E|{(O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9<n2-l|)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ln:6@Ok)5%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $inlI_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5. ibH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F
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（10）for good 永远 =mR~\R(
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z]_2lx2e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `eZzYe(N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y TpiO Pf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &O
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /tm2b<G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 n(I,pF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "&Hr)yyWG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1lo. X_
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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 8\WV.+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. RW~!)^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fn>KdoByN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nQG l]2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '9{`Czc(Gb
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。 R2 Es~T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i<0_sxfUD
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