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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p33GKg0i+(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 * !Y3N<>!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d lLk4a+
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。 !X < n:J
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hPpXB:(-0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;k%s KVP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 HP dwx
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（4） cook up 虚构 q<uLBaL_]r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <~X6D?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d>98 E9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1p<?S}zg@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :tG".z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wXGFq3`
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. L Hz<=]?@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g uWqHVSs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0_pwY=P
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 H&IP>8Dk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :Qp/3(g e
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3A}8?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^Jc0c)*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6b01xu(A[
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（10）for good 永远 Zs|sPatV<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,VsCRp
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7 uN I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. be#"517
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^!Jm/-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s9bP6N!,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )II,HT-LY
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 cS7!,XC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8|Y^Jn\p5u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W3rvKqdw5
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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 O;?~#E<6w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Bcon4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B[X6A Qj}d
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. to=##&ld<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Vp^sER
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +0 |0X {v
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