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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. dG{ `Jk
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 C]UBu-]#S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. LX.1]T*m`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3 mn0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JWG7QH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pt8X.f,iA
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（4） cook up 虚构 :>li ca_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v>Il #
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /2oTqEqaV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vCwDE~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ? ,r bD 1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5|1&s3/f
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. X|L 8s$>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !D%*s ,t\'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2]NP7Ee8 Z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !)tXN=(1a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ua:.97~Ym
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U-TwrX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H<`[,t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *MkhRLw\,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6__@?XzJ
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（10）for good 永远 k=Ef)'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eEJ8j_G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X.s? =6}g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (?R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nvD"_.K rJ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1L'[DKb'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?w#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XrC{{ K
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {R8Q`2R
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 h.
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. LH 4-b-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 N l_!%k:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qx{.`AaZW
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _DC/`_'
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 g)$Pvfc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =
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