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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x uF_^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^M"g5+ q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RP$A"<goP
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 cW\ 7yZh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f?QD# #~;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !Fi)-o
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8z&9
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（4） cook up 虚构 o^D{WH\p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UpbzH(?#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dhbJ1/z^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CAO$Z t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 % |V:F. f
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .jU9{;[
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. hS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9z#IdY$a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0S k{P>A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c QjJ9o7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 23PSv8;EM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (@zn[ Nq
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %{Gqhb=u\
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（10）for good 永远 S1. "2AxO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s*;~CH-[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8wOr`ho B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Dqki }k~{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %2.T1X%!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y*6*;0Kx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *T3"U|0_ y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "F^EfpcJ{9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S $Wd}2>
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 < mxUgU
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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 =o {`vv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j>U.(K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <NUZPX29
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U!h!z`RU54
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \l`;]cA
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。 I^o^@ C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rpvm ].4
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