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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A,) VM9M_l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. , E$ @=1)
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。 _C+b]r/E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G_dsrpI=N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wprX!)w<i
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]Bm>-*@0N
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（4） cook up 虚构 W. 1As{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4#'(" #R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |K^"3`SJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W7\&~IWub
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )#}mH @
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >R2SQA o
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. ((^sDE6(
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 JMS(9>+TA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =SAU4x jo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "9bN+1[ <
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R i 'L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ZJjTzEV%^B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P@]8pIB0d^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Hk u!bJ
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（10）for good 永远 +~ #U7xgq/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tWdhDt8$&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 KnNh9^4"\2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. p<v.Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?~QIALA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. U5] pi +r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x5Z-{"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 34QfgMy H
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lI/0:|l
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 A`u$A9[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vwr74A.g0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2Nj9U#A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m4[g6pNx~
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。 ?'r9"M>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {F I\~ q
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