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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y7CXE6Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9 z{}DBA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rA8 NE>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RA!m,"RM
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（4） cook up 虚构 @
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UtJfO`m9P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Fw (
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eYoc(bG(+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ws,?ImA
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5uSg]2 :
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. Gs|a$^V|o
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。 g'T L`=O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @oj_E0i3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F?MVQ!K*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 SJO*g&duQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z=>P jIW
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?P9VdS1-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7^ U s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [] N&,2O
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G@~e :v)
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（10）for good 永远 0QquxYYw,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hUp3$4w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rVs CJuxI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $^i r3f+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. KYKF$@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xDekC~ Zq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xOg|<Nnl
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i>G:*? a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rk ,64(
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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 _f "I%QTL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c<cYX;O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5HL>2
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a04S&ezj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H P 3%CB
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。 <>-gQ 9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ud>hDOJ3
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