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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. YdX#`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ar7vEa81
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L^3 ~gZ
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。 ,u7: l
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |0:< Z(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jjL(=n<J<"
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（4） cook up 虚构 SjV;&
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "& ' h\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q4\EI=4P]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QyQ&xgS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <iVn !P
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S {gB~W
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. ax0RtqtR&
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。 :pj #t$:!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7y.$'<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ce!0Ws+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E7@0,9A U
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lg FA}p@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q|BR-0yi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;4p_l w@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Bpt%\LK\~O
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（10）for good 永远 :S' P
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. p&~8N#I#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .<5 66g}VP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BC0SSR@e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >utm\!Gac
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ZZk6 @C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 19O /Q,9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q66!xhp;?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G6wBZ?)k
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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 %K [_;8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I:M]#aFD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9nF;$ HB
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. DU(QQ53
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 60p*$Vqy
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 h^o>9s/|/H
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 L5$r<t<
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