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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )9Qtn M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *H>rvE.K?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u;#]eUk9}
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。 !rvEo =^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v9*m 0|T0M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JxAQ,oOO
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qWt}8_ "
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（4） cook up 虚构 VtreOJ+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x%{]'z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 PnlI {d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d=!:UB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .L'w/"O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \ mqx '
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. c8RJOc4X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x0*{oP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j0jl$^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6 SSDc/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AOf4y&B>q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6*OL.~WE
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 nB[-KS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k9|5TLXq?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0D X_ *f
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（10）for good 永远 :!ya&o
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2Xb,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^)VwxH:s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3r\8v`^>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [,% =\%5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l6viP}R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1I +9?fa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0}{xH
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 NE995;
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 f0<zK !
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. md!6@)S-p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 boh?Xt-$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a"8[,A3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1^ iB S
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。 8H F^^Cva
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 L 'e_?`!:
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