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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (Clkv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |B2+{@R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z*2 Vpnqh\
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。 TvQo?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C{XmVc.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f>Jr |#k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;xs"j-r/
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]]juN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @Pzu^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5Zva :
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .eP.&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M { Q;:
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. wIBO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iRi-cQVy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. % -e 82J1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [=^3n#WW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R+ ,u^;\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mju>>\9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :TC@t M~Oy
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. NL0n009"c$
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（10）for good 永远 @[i4 ^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. om-omo&,X=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0tB0@Wj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y% b F &
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e2W".+B1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^4Ah_ U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9Ly]DZ;L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L4|`;WP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \<6C Z
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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 Z} r*K%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2oRg 2R}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h_I DO%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ""Q P%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2q4<t:!
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。 YNj`W1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "djw>|,N<
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