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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,z-}t&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F pa_qjL;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %Ntcvp)
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。 N#DYJ-~*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b;cdIl!3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C0}I E,]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bdF. qO9
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（4） cook up 虚构 3~ S8!nx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EioB%f3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g'V>_u#(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .tz G_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :]^P1sH[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 NT+? #0I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f v9V7
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. 4bw4cqY ;
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。 Ire\i7MF:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w &(| e <
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f=mZu1(FZ
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6T#+ V37
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 - Ty*aov
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #R.- KUW:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. NH<5 *I/
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（10）for good 永远 =yyp?WmC8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. = aoM ii
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "huFA|`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K3x.RQQ-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m/y2WlcRx
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. li 6%)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `R=HKtr?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,}))u0q+:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yRfSJbzaf\
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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 <c,u3cp
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0Pe>Es|^A#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )8UWhl=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AbYqf%~7`l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .On|uC)!
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 iIq)~e/ Z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [.S#rGYk
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