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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n_/;j$h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [!S%nYs&8L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ($X2SIZh
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。 m:W+s4!E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G@4n]c_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (Rs|"];?Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 G
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G2s2i2& 6E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n48%Uwa,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ) :st-I!o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WxJ V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +ZJ1> n
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. >*1YL)DBT\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dk_ ! ~Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wl0 i3)e:
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M6lNdK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @^t1 SP p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 We@wN:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J l
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（10）for good 永远 qpX`Z Y^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jJK@i\bU_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gJJ BRn{MI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2!nz>K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mc|8t0+1`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X8 A$&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t $u.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Io4Ss1="
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y.#:l <
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 a/g r1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,F?O} ijk
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。 ;tWi4iT+.
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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 (BZd%!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4E p6vm X
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n7,LfO#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '&F
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 # OsUF,NU
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。 -f=4\3y3p
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3|vZ `}
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