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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <e|B7<.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OK@yMGz1I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fTy{ `}>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AAi4}
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m9 'bDyyK
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =m;cy0))
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（4） cook up 虚构 mt *Dx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /Zz [ vf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =4/K # cQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P?=}}DI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yTWicW7i
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |i (@1 l
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. OQ3IkE`G
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。 ) Cm95,Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q' t"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @ +>>TGC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YQ-V^e6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D'Ki y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [TmZ\t!5$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Uot LJa
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _BND{MsX
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（10）for good 永远 ,/-D Ao~O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kI~; 'M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wEix 8Ow*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0w".o!2\U{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^B' N\[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E(an5x/r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .#Lu/w' -M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Gr|102
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %xwtG:IKEV
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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 03 I*@jj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. aB~=WWL R\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 oN.#q$\` k
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4u]>$?X1_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }b]z+4U a(
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:< 6Ck
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j7=x&)qbx
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