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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9; \a|8O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S,ENbP%0r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. | XDbf3^6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G`/5=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kB2]Z}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 V<:)bG4;d
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（4） cook up 虚构 St1Ny,$yU
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \jkMnS6FvL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :i?7RouO
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x1@`\r# 0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4Bn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S%^*h{9u"
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. rZij[6]Y^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 vKcZgIR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. IL]Js W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lU`}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {Rm N1'%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;JD/4:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 m@Q%)sc )
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d)R7#HLZ7
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（10）for good 永远 1edeV48{:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IO@T i(,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j>}<FW-N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6h5,XcO4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <>Nq ]WqA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >" &&,~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mRECd Gst
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N wIS f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i$z).S?1
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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 r(VGdG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ft[)m#Dj`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 : L6, =#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ru#CywK{{;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GyVRe]<>B
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。 E dp%z"J;C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M>yt\qbkA
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