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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X)e#=w!fi3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JBhM*-t(M1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 OZc4 -5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \sMe2OL#z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 dGyrzuPJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 HQvJ*U4++
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p}oGhO&=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d-3.7nJ:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fB80&G9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]_BH"ng}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y- UXr8
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. rFUR9O.{E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PYBE?td
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. # c!rx%8I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 MyZVx|7 E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7Db}bDU1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zYrJ Hn#vB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s+~GQcj<T
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 m]vS"AdX
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（10）for good 永远 lb$_$+@Vr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [YP{%1*RM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 iO&* WIbg
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l$1NI#&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %&_^I*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N8pV[\f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Pz34a@%"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9/! 1J
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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 Y0.'u{J*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CIz0Gjtx6m
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 aW*k,\:e
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4e/!BGkAS
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 YGC%j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,cL; ,YN
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。 ]+46r!r|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g0bYO!gC r
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