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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9OrA9r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &xPOp$Sx~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `XQx$I
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fY| @{]rx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v*vub#wP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D'HL /[@`
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（4） cook up 虚构 o+)m}' T8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. VZ9e~){xA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (E2lv#[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `<]P"G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. DzX6U [=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D@/9+]-,
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. E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C9"f6>i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UgOGBj,&5W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 baO&n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 VfJX<e=k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J.CZR[XF#
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（10）for good 永远 RP ScP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q@3 ld6y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #U6/@l)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 93zlfLS0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IArpCF/"8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. O(c4iWm
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %>x0*T$$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !T&u2=`D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b{yH4)O
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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 6i?kkULBS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `"bRjC"f]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4F 6ju6w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /M{)k_V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;Kq<',u~
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。 $D2Ain1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @/ovdf{
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