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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kte.E%.PE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R<HZC;x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5)5bt q)[
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。 M9g\/]Io;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *m@w^In^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 786_QV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }t3FAy(%
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（4） cook up 虚构 MxEAs}MDv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. LC\:xia{X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1 " 7#|=1/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cu?(P ;mQi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]U1,NhZu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Sw@ ,<4S
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. &E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U" Hquo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3t{leuO'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 lO:{ tV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 K!c@aD:#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. eu]iwOc&p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ' VEr4&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `N.$ LY;8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eoe^t: 5&
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（10）for good 永远 zHOE.V2Qo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HU[nN*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }R&5qpl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %s@S|<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Te@6N\g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SslY]d]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5 Vo}G %g
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ji:iKkI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4<Sa,~4
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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 /Ej]X` F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MhI)7jj`mt
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?6iatI !
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. n?LIphc\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gGX0+L@E
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。 _7#tgZyv
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 U\Ar*b) /T
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