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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VD- 2{em
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VU
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %)G]rta#
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（3）clown around 胡闹 . [5{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "jEf$ ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 'U3+'du^8
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（4） cook up 虚构 :{KoZd
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5<KY}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Bj IKs~CT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 KsBi<wY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ({#M*=&"
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. f S(IN~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uQlQ%n%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0N19R 5NN8
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sy;_%,}N
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O6$d@r;EK]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N M_Xy<.~E
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（10）for good 永远 }Pn]j7u!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 27-GfC=7*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^E(:nxQ6s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Kt3 ]r:&J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9k[>(LC
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2[qlEtvQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xv'5%o^i*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *eonXJYD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y q2pg8%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kL1StF#p
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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 :AM5EO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .V Cfh+*J#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. HM(S}>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mjtmN0^SR
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。 e7^B3FOx
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 mWPA]g(
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