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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l `9t}
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 zmuMWT;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gY-5_Ab
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（3）clown around 胡闹 He GY u?&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U&Wwyu:4i
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9p* gU[
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（4） cook up 虚构 T4/fdOR S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R7 jmv n
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ZFm` UXS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h"mi"H^o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Cs3^9m6;d
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CbBSF KM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pW0dB_
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. _9H*agRe
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。 inb^$v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %q ;jVj[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. R:-JkV>e:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b3-e R5U /
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2aZw[7s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Di_2Plo)4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WF&[HKOy/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O`Gs S{$sS
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?^mi3VM
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（10）for good 永远 0kQPJWF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b i y4 d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `O?TUQGR
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _-!s BK+F
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |s # 'dS;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <$w?/y/'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >h2%[j=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jr7C}B-Fb^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )Au6Nf
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OdWou|Gz
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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 J `q]6qf#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l+V,DCE
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K3uG2g(>2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. P1b'%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qm Tb-~
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。 =cN&A_L(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o-xDh7v
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