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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ZEG~e k=jM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lO 8GnkLE
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H8qWY"< Vd
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。 [ lE^0_+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :VlMszy}B3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9Q&]5| x
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6'jgjWEe3&
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（4） cook up 虚构 t9&=; s
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m%)S <L7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X@% 4N<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zTfl#%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sxPvi0>
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. IgKrcpK#}?
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。 MN _1^T5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ho}G]y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [.nkNda5)v
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Kj #h9e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <|VV8r93
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 M#xol/)h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^'4I%L"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d@{#F"o
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（10）for good 永远 /n3S E0Y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P7;q^jlB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 be>KG ZU0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vw/GAljflu
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kDc/]Zb%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \;!g@?CA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J|e3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "2`/mt Mon
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L+0O=zJF
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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 EP6@5PN Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. KZ| p_{0&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3+V.9TL'a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. UZu.B!4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pwo @
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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。 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。 %6TS_IpJ
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