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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ',D%,N}J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RP 6<#tq,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. > `yRL[c;
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。 [k%u$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C%%gCPI^y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k:mW ,s|a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :"nh76xg<
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（4） cook up 虚构 `Um-Y'KE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9[ &q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q 4L7{^[X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "fN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qx 0F*EH|
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. A[F@rUZp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t3v_o4`&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s`yg?CR`,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 y\9#"=+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @bAu R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E8 lq2 r=
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（10）for good 永远 '!MKZKer
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LOwd mj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 so Lmr's
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V HLNJnA
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z 63y8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ra@CouR^c{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B oiS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 : S-{a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wq8& 2(|Fc
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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 va"bw!zXo*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9@nd>B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g^jTdrW/s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vr6YE;Rs
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /* "pylm
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。 4l> d^L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $:A80(#+
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