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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %VsIg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2J1YrHj3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V'm4DR#M
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UR' P,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rL3 f%L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ) |Md"r_B
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（4） cook up 虚构 X0&[cyP!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D%,AdR"m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "qxu9Hg!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;RW0 24
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N~0~1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a%NSL6
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. pe@j`Sm:Ej
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。 G Z~W#*|V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k]] e8>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j" ~gEGfK
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Izr_]%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 IWs)n1D*]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;Q8LA",5d
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FNgC TO%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @p$$BUb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v#`7,::
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（10）for good 永远 M~"93 Q`f^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ? ht;ZP
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QsC6 \Gt#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bS"zp6Di
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 r?:xD(}Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZT1IN6;8W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. , I^:xw_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #a|.cm>6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]s<}'&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. na-mh
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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 y~ -dQ7r
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Yj#4{2A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ C[IY9s:Pf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #dEMjD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &* 1iW(x
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]O1}q!s
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。 R(dOQ. ;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rQM$lJ[x
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