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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +:W? :\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Htfq?\ FD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "1` w>(=
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。 %-B wK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Qwp2h"t`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m*\LO%s]E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xe9\5Gb}
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（4） cook up 虚构 7%G&=8tq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _#uRKy<`N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 VV sE]7P ]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t ^}"8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W@i|=xS?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,@I\'os
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. GIfs]zVr`
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Z-y oJZi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5DO}&%.xt
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Vy^mEsQC+h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :Zo^U c:*w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b< [ ]z,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eR/X 9<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :a:m>S<~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +n)bWB%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *}_i[6_\E
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（10）for good 永远 %IDl+_j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (`u+(M!^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 'Mhnu2d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 = )4bf"~8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8#9OSupp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]\]mwvLT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ymT]ow6C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lQ"t# b+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &vIj(e9Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >5zD0!bA
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。 ABL5T-*]
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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 \ jS^+Xf?^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f# hmMa
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 uC6 e2py<[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2z1r |?l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 woN
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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。 Hq>rK`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z m(}~C29
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