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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. % u?HF4S'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WUAJjds
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. g . %
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。 hwnx<f '
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（3）clown around 胡闹 IL7`0cN(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,xJrXPW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D- 9\~gvh
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（4） cook up 虚构 =fc: 6JR
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^ L:cjY/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 zH)_v W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]kktoP|D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B%<e FFV\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "oJ(J {Jat
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 HN5W@5m:
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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. mkvvNm3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9 -h.|T2il
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. eN0P9.eqM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (g/7y O(s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5''*UFIF1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. { } e^eJ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !7H6i#g*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z IxRyo-i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]XUl@Y.
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（10）for good 永远 ^. X [)U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T!q_/[i ~7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 o|S)C<w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \Z5 +$Ij
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 74vmt<Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #Olg(:\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <SXZx9A!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +Al>2 ~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vM0_> 1nN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f %fa{
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。 [p;*r)f2}
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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 , j9 80 /
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. RpQ*!a~O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I/u9RmbU
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2J O-0j.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m Pt)pn!rA
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。 tFU;SBt8Ki
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 D(Ix!G/
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