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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *gRg--PY%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O<n Jbsl_w
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MJ^NRT0?b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .r uGS.nS4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $r%m<Uc;}O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :<Z*WoEmt
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（4） cook up 虚构 ZzfG s
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R=ddQ:W6g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }} Ah-QU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nnLE dJ}n
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 o"D` _ER
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^)=c74;;
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. jG =*\lK6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M ##h<3 I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;8m_[gfw
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .QX|:]|n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T) Z2=5V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~?&;nTwHe
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j~!0n[F
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h-`Jd>u "
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1GB$;0 W),
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（10）for good 永远 g2%&/zq/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'c[4-m3bg
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y%!3/ 3T
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )f]E<*k'E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 un|+YqLf
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }{;m:Iia_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6L Z(bP'd;
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O --
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dn/0>|5OF(
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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 {U8Sl.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N@J "~9T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TV)bX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mmP>Ji
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =N,9#o6^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .Ymoh>JRL
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。 HHa
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uP bvN[~t
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