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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v? ." `,e
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "6d0j) YO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5Y+YN1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J$6WU z:?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z]B v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g|Lbe4?
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（4） cook up 虚构 *)RKU),3nL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >N#Nz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #e@NV4q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _;3,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pFH.beY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g-K;J4 K%
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )B]s.w
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C<_\{de|9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0U7G l9~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |? V7E\S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. W(]A^C=/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,f^fr&6jb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v7p u
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（10）for good 永远 Fj`k3~tUw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n{N0S^h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Jk%5Fw0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C<=rnIf'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 c urYD~7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x'0_lf</ #
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 '!A}.wF0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'ge$}L}4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9 C)VW
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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 &?y@`',a0{
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ub\^3f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pnuo;r s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~qZ6I)?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CmXLD} L_x
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。 V WzQXo
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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
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