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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {.#zHL
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ! VRI_c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {u 30r c"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "L~@.W!@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. cq^sq1A:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5(}H
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（4） cook up 虚构 D$_8rHc\A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W<gD6+=8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @&/\r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =O^7TrM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \!X?zR_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ofEqvoi@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KHJ=$5r)
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. f0F#Yi{fw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 tq E>Zx=X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &8 Wlps`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 UIw?;:Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r|8V @ .@i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .xv ^G?GG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 EC dfLn *c
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WB"$u2{|i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v =+k"gm6
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（10）for good 永远 >#i $Tw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JE%i-UVH+;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 '?L%F{g/9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 KH)pJG|NY
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Cs;<'[_?YO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K-Y* T}?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?',}? {"c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L3' \r
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *%f3rvt7@)
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 $@4e(Zrmo
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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 Ty iU1, oO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d TgM"k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YmA) @1@U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5lG|A6+w{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :'b%5/ ^q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \ 6 jF{
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。 >T$7{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dR%q1Y&`
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