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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ? `Yu~a{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [StnKQ?"wz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H dqB B
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。 3P2{M}WIl
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（3）clown around 胡闹 W4^z KnH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [:cD
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jj2iF/
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（4） cook up 虚构 b},2A'X
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *O~y6|U?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F~
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3LLG#l )8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qS/}aDk&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I 0 ~'z f
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. {kk% _q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uS`}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O>]i?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Hq W /
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .t1:;H b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qKfUm:7Q_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eav n.I8J
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（10）for good 永远 _HH vL=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #kM|!U=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 MRt"#CO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AyO%,6p[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i#*[,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F;ttqL
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x*vD^1"'P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =;0-t\w!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z8$BgP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *0>`XK$mWo
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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 -4Hb]#*2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q0R05*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -13}]Gls7Q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9- T<gYl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x;7l>uR
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。 Qf( A
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 jlj ge=#c2
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