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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X6T[+]Gc
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 IC (:RtJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,RM8D)m\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \#WWJh"W
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Qc)i ?Z'6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tW94\3)1
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（4） cook up 虚构 M@P% k`6C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?{jey_]M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D[?;+g/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W G@3+R>{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]uMZvAjb
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;VH'hh_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]z5hTY
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. JqZt1 um
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ACi,$Uq6R
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aL*MC gb'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 c*.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 LU+SuVm
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8h }a :/
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fP5i3[T
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（10）for good 永远 1^ *ogMe
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R`E:`t4G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "igA^^?X1N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yj#FO'UY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bGL} nPo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UPr&
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >r 7PK45.K
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F-rhxJd
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gaz",kK<
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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 k{#k:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $Wj{B@k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7yT /t1)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {6 h 1
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /CO=!*7fz
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。 TP {\V>*Yz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }q]*aADe
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