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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x.1= QF{!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =]@Bc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U N?tn}`!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D4$b-?y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Z_ElLY
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（4） cook up 虚构 r'i99 ~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /M5.Z~|/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &OU.BR >
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %jAc8~vW?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S1r{2 s&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .\ bJ,of9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4W>DW`{
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. LsR<r1KDJ
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 2[w9#6ly
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @;EQ{d
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;8H&FsR
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 rbf5~sw&8+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :$Cm]RZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !KV!Tkx h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zZ}. 2He8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C5=^cH8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )F9IzR-&m
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（10）for good 永远 #|\|G3Si
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. WGV]O |
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;)rhx`"n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z {R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .UxkTads
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H 8HH) ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T3b0"o27
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %YxKWZ/?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u9_? c
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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 Q*1Avy6]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. li3X }
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZV Ko$q:F
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ycN! N
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 PR;Bxy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6@Q; LV+
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。 .WglLUJ:Z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 319 4]
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