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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. F= i!d,S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^<;w+% [MT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Wk[)+\WQ?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v3^t/[e~:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f)^t')
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 C*G/_`?9
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（4） cook up 虚构 qGa<@ b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KjYDFrR4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D rTM$)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c[{ UI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a: IwA9!L
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h,]+ >`b
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. xjrlc9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $8@+j[>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W 5I =X] &
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 CB ]l[hM$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T*\$<- ^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Omb.53+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ B]jV$=
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（10）for good 永远 ,s? dAy5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ff)@L- Y\K
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P;c0L ;/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NL-_#N$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R&!]Rl9hf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o=mo/N4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. wA",SBGX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y.ql#eQ ,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >)y$mc6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. YkI9d&ib+
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 <Wf0QO,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )JX$/-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9A<0zt
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mt^`1ekoY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /f]/8b g>
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。 to51hjV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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