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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. al4X}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dAjm4F -
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Q*/jQC
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~e+ pa |lO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EsLtC5]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VJtRL')
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（4） cook up 虚构 B>
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kO,vH g$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @$?*UI6y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F4g3l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~J OC8dO
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;GZ' Rb
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Bo/i =/7%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ' h|d-p\`9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =%+xNOdN7?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~|`jIqU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G\*`%B_ n
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7*47m Jyc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3: gF4( .
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0y/P
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（10）for good 永远 :Y&h'FGZm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F=$U.K~1?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .c _qMTm"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |TuFx=~5v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \0^Je>-:U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !GZ{UmwA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tnw6[U!rh=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CSMx]jbb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R 9%"Kxm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `AhTER
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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 NQ\<~a`Eq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :z+l=d:4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Gv 6#LcF#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N`5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Iz I
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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。 lkgB,cflpi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Us8nOr>5
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