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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U.,_zEbx,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8pZGu8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lUJ~_`D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4ZAnq{nR4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uKL4cr@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @j/|U04_ Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 [W#M(`}D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. : 3 aZ_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H0P:t(<Gt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (SnrY O`#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kl0|22"Gz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (n +FEE<
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. @3_[NI%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :*6#(MX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. , u&K(Z%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6PyODW;R/5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (G<fvl!~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1@"os[ 9
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（10）for good 永远 i+&o%nK 2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X<*-d6?gD`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L63B# H "
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $ctpg9 7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1X, \:F.-+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IB%Hv]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. RAUD8Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C >gC 99
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^|j
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *<"#1H/q
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 GJo`9
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 :% m56
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }xG~ a=,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =`W#R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =f\BAi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t8_i[Hw6D
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 3Q\k!$zq
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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@8Zy:[8 <
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