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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. F
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (V~PYf%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {?'c|\n Li
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。 G9\@&=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &5wM`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R_DZJV O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 oG;;=' *
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（4） cook up 虚构 b<rJ@1qtJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _52BIrAO2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h|'T'l&z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. IC7S
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wms8z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 | [ lM2
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. ddD $ 4+
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。 Z)zmT%t
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U~8 oE_+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7[ra#>e8'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 X[c8P7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )TcW.d6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $r=Ud >
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ` 5Qo*qx
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OW<5,h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d<v>C-nk%
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（10）for good 永远 =w!14@W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BqKh&m
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 sf5koe
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =' cr@ [~i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4RqOg1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;-d :!*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M -df Gk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i'%:z]hp9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^4yFLqrC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GZ]; U] _
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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 =kvYE,,g_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K G~fDb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 vF K& .J
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. { LJRdV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vxo iPqo
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。 /*lSpsBn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Gu:aSb
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