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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :hTmt{LjN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pv8vW'G\E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y^tUcBm\
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。 ;a 6Z=LB
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L<k(stx~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 46 U*70
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 RQYD#4|
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（4） cook up 虚构 z1nK j\AM2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &} r-C97
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w8cbhc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 089v;
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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。 mO2u9?N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4s 6,`-
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. pi5DD K
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L~Y^O`c
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jo'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o .( Gja4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :. u2^*<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G=er0(7<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KAgxIz!^-1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |$g} &P8;
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（10）for good 永远 liM w( F2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N}nE?|N=5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZCuo YE$g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .bU j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rl ,i,1t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _nM 7SK
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0?cJ>)N
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (8~D ^N6Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a"l\_D'.K8
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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 g7{:F\S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dQ_hlx!J
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 T gl >
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. R90# T6^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 51tZ:-1 !
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。 |{JI=$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 OZA^L;#>
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