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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k'd=|U;(FV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qP[jtRIN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UZW)%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KQrG|<J
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^pvnUODW[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @yn1#E,
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（4） cook up 虚构 :\G`}_db'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h Qbz}x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )m(?U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 glRHn? p
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J?bx<$C@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 USyOHHPW@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 32,Y 3!%
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. A>J,Bi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (K|7T{B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _{YUWV50}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rIWQD%Afm
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6^"Spf]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \zyvu7YA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7,EdJ[CR$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a}/ A]mu
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (<xl _L:*.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 '@, M
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（10）for good 永远 [$%O-_x
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m e&'BQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |t uh/e@dx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^s?=$&8f![
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xv>]e <":
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Q6rvTV'vv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `ehcj
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7Nt6}${=z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /K\]zPq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6_kv~`"t Z
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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 zX}t1:nc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b,uu dtlH
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yttaZhK^u
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _|I`A 6`=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (]N- HN]v
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。 _ UGR+0'Q\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z1S
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