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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .hiS w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]4{H+rw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ToQ"Iy?
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。 Ymgw-NJ;(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _ |p8M!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j|n R "!
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 Al'3 ?
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Bt#N4m[X*|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^{{ q V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yVc(`,tZ(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |o @ %d H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *VeRVaBl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bcR_E5x$
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. zQA`/&=Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 r>\bW)e
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '|4!5)/K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2tLJU Z1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .2pK.$.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2%> FR4a
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j9,P/K$:w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 x pI wrJO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P$sxr
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（10）for good 永远 V:27)]q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S$k&vc(0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +{>=^9%X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fatf*}eln
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >MK98(F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +O5hH8<&b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;wVwX6:ZKr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 or]IZ2^n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ? q&T$8zc4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GF
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 <1%$Vq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tu?MY p;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8V(pugJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XlJZhc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @P" 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。 G\?YK.Y>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "\=U)C J
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