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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g()m/KS<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =MS u3<y,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m6n hC
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pCt}66k}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #)74X% 4(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ! IA KVQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 FBY ODw
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. km>o7V&4G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D Vw Cx^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. DP>mNE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vjTw v+B"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 njMLyT($
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. `pYE[y+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 D4 4I"TgqD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G%OpO.Wf
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I7Zq} Pxa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kPJ~X0Fr{t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >B~?dT m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s1=u{ET
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（10）for good 永远 6D^%'[4t
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r}@< K
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vs* I7 <
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;U7t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 M,{<TpCx
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YHh u^}|jQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y Hw!#gWM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6 SAQDE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [N R1 d-Wg
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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 :eLLDp<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2o}8W7y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9jjL9f_3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zf")|9j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;S = e%:zb
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。 A'v[SUW'm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 XAlD
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