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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T-,T)R`R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m03D+@F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JV_VF'
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。 bvn %E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "}ibH{$lM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B}S!l>.z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 K!~j}z*
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（4） cook up 虚构 r:N =?X`N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. LL% Aw)Q`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1'Sr0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (dvsGYT|.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w8veh[%3n
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H#/ # yVw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zP554Gr ?
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. oW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j}s<Pn% 4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. : ;l9to
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]? 2xS?vd
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +;#z"m]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B|I9Ex~L
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &BOq%*+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Df hu
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（10）for good 永远 vC#_PI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fl@=h[g#t
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x)}. @\&%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :<}1as! eo
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "kb[}r4?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 LI~ofCp
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^+ J3E4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [k~}Fe) x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qQN|\u+co
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jK(]e iR$S
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。 FH3^@@Y%
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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 o|en"?4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /E %^s3S.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C(Cuk4K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y@Gl'@-O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q9
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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。 ~ 7 w"$H8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )swu~Wb}U@
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