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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n BN+.RB:(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?h$
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bi@z<Xm%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FZk=-.Hk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %ZKP d8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 '<$!?="
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（4） cook up 虚构 IasWm/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @zQ.d{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yA+ NRWWj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 88]4 GVi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ekR/X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 B_kjy=]O.
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 6I<^wS 9j_
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 EuJ_UxkG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k <EzYh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b +4x2{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 t7P[^f15[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1 M={8}3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +o ;}*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 pHftz-RS!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 S;I>W&U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -ff@ W m
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（10）for good 永远 (#)-IdXXO<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. , E._A(Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 G/)]aGr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f PpFAO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i&di}x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (O(X k+L
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KAFx^JLo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `mt x+C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VoGyjGt&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o-}q|tD$<
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。 =/Lwprj
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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 #~JR_oQE !
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <@](uWu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e,X {.NS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4b@ Awtk
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (rT1wu p
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^$$i0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wBJP8wES=
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