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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l;.BlHyu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >=V+X"\Z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZwMw g t
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。 <-F"&LI{<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %gaKnT(|r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QP#Wfk(C
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（4） cook up 虚构 L9T u >4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. { 9Y'v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #*!$!c{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. OL rD4 e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9z J`;1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L3AwL)I
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. zqh{=&Tjx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 guv@t&;t0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0R&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =@2V#X]M*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !)O$Q}'\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Wv"tAseu
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kre&J
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（10）for good 永远 Z +"&{g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N^+ww]f?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0?SLRz8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jdn*?hc+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s{e(- 7'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ug21 d42Z4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $)Yo g] }
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `?JgHk
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~7p jk
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。 kA__*b}8UK
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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 |L;ps K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xV# a(>-4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #OWs3$9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A[kH_{to;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8/"|VE DOr
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。 V=& ,^qZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 -j _I_
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