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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l)bUHh5[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _"TG:RP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !qq@F%tv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?+_"2XY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VW/1[?HG5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 93,ExgFt
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（4） cook up 虚构 JJO"\^,;~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. A O]e^Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fW`F^G1R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RUO6Co-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )n V x 2m4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \:S8mDI^s
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. H2p;J#cv@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B7C6Mau
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. XO>Y*7rO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s,= ^V/c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,$>Z= ~x*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z )I4U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fC[gu$f][
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. } W J`q`g
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（10）for good 永远 ~Hf,MLMdTf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'AU!xG6OQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >#Y q&@G
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hB4.tMgZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =v}.sJ V?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 'lF|F+8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1Ppzch7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 - =Hr|AhE
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wKN9HT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +oa]v1/W
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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 \GN5Sy]r
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. T/ov0l_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9z?F_=PB!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0qv)'[O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3y!CkJ Kv
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。 QZY (S*Up
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #r C% \
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