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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K1 a$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]cLO-A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hrPm$`
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。 0 3kzS ]g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p7}x gUxX
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7HzO_u%H1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qp~O!9ph
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（4） cook up 虚构 Jj}+ tQ f
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w=I8f}(
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Zo}wzY~x>I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gq4le=,v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /<)A!Nn+F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `WSm/4 m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Va > ~ 7
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. _oxhS!.*
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。 }8Tr M0q8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 wB}s>o\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. k2o98bK&;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q.Tn"rE|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 NL%5'8F>,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {b~l [
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -v#0.3z m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -R@mnG
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（10）for good 永远 'Y{ fah
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fF37P8Ir
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 dBkw.VO W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u *0Ck*pZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zLd i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. EEmYfP[3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E4~k)4R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gB,~Y511
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1:5jUUL8
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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 oZTKG'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 45fk+#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 57*`y'C W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O+hN?/>v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A]^RV{P
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。 ~LqjWU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +Zgh[ a
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