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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -#4QY70H t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 iM1E**WCtv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. g^p o$%I '
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。 :YX5%6
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fpO2bD% $8
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（4） cook up 虚构 H<nA*Zf2@R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yP` K [/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nHF~a?|FT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hVFZQJ?cv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 211T}a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h^,L ) E
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y>8 JHoV
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. heW QPM|s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 tK# /S+l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?-0, x|ul
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 E 8$S0u;`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &b%2Jx[+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #tw_`yh
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（10）for good 永远 -M T1q qi
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r Aq S;@]0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q_0_6,Opb
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (?GW/pLK]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. VS7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *.1#+h/]3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7G Erh,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 '9Q#%E!*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JIYzk]Tj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. * c$UIg
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 7>0/$i#'Vl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F$:UvW@e1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sK/ymEfRv
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3Tw9Uc\vT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >'WTVj `
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。 z/p^C~|}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z> X]'q03
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