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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;z M*bWh9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \0lnxLA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *Bu UHjTv
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。 mWR4|1(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2aJS{[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p ~noM/*2r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 uZf nzd)c
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（4） cook up 虚构 L-B<nl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .s+aZwTMT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |#1(Z- }
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y6 ,Rj:8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1+-_s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +xc'1id@[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9j W 2
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. ,rJXy_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 { hln?'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. AU-n&uX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 54
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7j nIv];i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 zIP6\u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \J+ *
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8NaqZ+5x
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（10）for good 永远 J|'7_0OAx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ut$;ND.-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L\y;LSTU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /axIIfx-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ui (^k $
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /d v<qp
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. U|g:`v7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 | 9~GM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3O7!`Nm@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $Of0n` e
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 BD`2l!d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WVY\&|)$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5jUYN-$GO
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C@jJ.^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z{Mr$%'EY
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。 [o F|s-"9!
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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#vI=GpL,r
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