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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |\2> n!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %oB0@ &!mS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZIN1y;dJ
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。 ,eGguNA9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7Ke sf H?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. u*f`\vs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /W GD7\G'8
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（4） cook up 虚构 JC0# pU;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {] bmecz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !2kM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %QG3~b%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <2d)4@B=
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. Pbd[ gKX_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yAAV,?:o[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5o0n4W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mPU}]1*p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @F] w ]d
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 SwsJ<Dq^z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3?K+wg s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6cd!;Ca
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（10）for good 永远 @0] w !q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0C;Js\>3]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8 :WN@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Fv7]1EO.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [n2zd iiBd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;vneeW4|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ep~+]7\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ber &!9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &@,lF{KTL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ZJF"Yo
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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 'z^'+}iyv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ypl;jkHP
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 r95 ,X!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T ay226
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 HU'w[r 6a
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。 r!1f>F*dt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &',# j]I
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