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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FZW`ADq]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tGgDS)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. SO.u0!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x=IZ0@p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d:w/{m% #
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 gS'7:UH,
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（4） cook up 虚构 wV i TMlq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [*Ai@:F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (# mvDz
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4I$Y"|_e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ;[UI ]?A%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :V5 Co!/+
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. BWQ`8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .d}yQ#5z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C 0 KFN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7Mq{Py1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +uSp3gE"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. CQNMCYjg(R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 iLIb-d?!a&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~nhO*bs}7{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j~1K(=N g
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（10）for good 永远 e"wz b< b
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $ZGup"z )
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #*/nUbsg
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =1dczJH V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z,$uIv}'@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S6(48/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @--"u_[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v@ OELJX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !.X/(R7J
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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 D k a8[z7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N2U&TCc
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =DfI^$Lr:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,hu@V\SKv
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u &1M(~Ub=
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。 ]|eMEN['
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \ t1#5
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