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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !9WGZfK+0Y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S )rr
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 60vmjm Xl
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。 \1jThJn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jel:oy|_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ig t*8px
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 X'jyR:u t#
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（4） cook up 虚构 %*}rLn"?
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Yr/$92(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;ND$4$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X7huc *
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2+rT .GFc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8&G9 ?n`I5
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. 9 L:wfg}8s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \Q|-Npw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZK8)FmT_<O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RJ'[m~yl5X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. } +}nrJv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l.o/H|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1~c\J0h)d
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PGJh>[ s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 TQT3]h6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bO\++zOF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZLT?G
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V|MHDMD=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <=">2W P{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b!] O]dk#
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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 fWmc$r5n](
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v`Jt+?I
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o1ZVEvp
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jg710.v:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V1]GOmXz
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。 r >'tE7W9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <a"(B*bBd
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