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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VD\=`r)nT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ri.I pRe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zv"Z DRW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 as_PoCoss
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5 u0HI
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 eR" <33{
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（4） cook up 虚构 NgCvVWto
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /FJu)H..U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eGH aY4|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m9Hit8 f@Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WeiFmar
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DDH:)=;z
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. XvlU*TO~(~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7Rt9od<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 'X2PO ay1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hfy_3} _
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 d{7 +w/Zi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 % - 0t?/>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7x4PaX(
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（10）for good 永远 s}% M4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %F4%H|G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J6FV]Gpv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kq,ucU%>p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 exUu7& *:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o$lM$E:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b 7?hI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (c
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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 <;Zmjeb+#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (rm?jDm
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -fHy -Oh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8&`L Ydzt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }oGA-Qc }B
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。 y ~!Zg}o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o]M 5b;1
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