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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `P#8(GU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ea>[BB3#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wD}EW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z}D#WWSxf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f7S^yA[[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 L+u OBW_
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（4） cook up 虚构 1ZKz3)K
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. S7Qen6 l m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 % 6"o8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2}59 7Hb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H RWZ0 '
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'aNahzb
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. F W/)uf3I
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,b. kw}k
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r,QJG$ Jo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #% ;<FFu\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G[vUOEU ~O
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2n _ T2{
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^Kb9@lz/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _T_PX$B
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（10）for good 永远 6vMDm0sv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z3Bo@`&?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S83]O!w0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R (t!xf
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;b{pzIe= F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .ruqRGe/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. cC7"J\+r*
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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 _G_ &M e0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kyp U &F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f 0:EQYYZ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v=dKcruR:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /h{go]&Nb
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。 rTN"SQt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]C9%]`
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