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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q$B>|y U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xQ^E"Q,1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZL&g_jC
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。 W;!}#o|%s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HoRg^Ai?\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )quM4=u'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _0]S69lp
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（4） cook up 虚构 DkvF 5c&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t>`a sL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Pa
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `\#B18eU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z K@N5/H(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @M_oH:GV
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. 4GY[7^
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。 Rld!,t
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]<cK";
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w1OI4C)~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +#lM
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^h ~x)@=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 pgE}NlW
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（10）for good 永远 N343qU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q;43[1&3w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gy 3i+J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =}DR)
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Rn9m]x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x,|hU@h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V-Sd [
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LYz.Ci}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vdx0i&RiL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'rO!AcdLU
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. WaVtfg$!
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 V'8s8H
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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 S+atn]eU@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VC\ S'z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >0p h9$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Mn2QZp4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XWS%zLaK
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。 j/r]wd"aUS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m '6&9Ja k
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