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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6<>1,wbq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i$$h6 P#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }9W[7V?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l&qyLL2
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JZ![:$ :
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 upk+L^
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（4） cook up 虚构 /W-ges
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j ~V $q/7S
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l2 YClK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1?^
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ejr'Yzl3_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 / kK!xe
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 | 4}Y:d
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 1a V32oK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 FG{,l=Z0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x V`l6QS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1KGf @u%-1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. + 9|0\Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 00f'G2n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C'y2!Q /"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y!}XlllV
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（10）for good 永远 =T6 ~89
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^b`-zFL 7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9QB,%K_:4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _'1 ]CoR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rC!"<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iu*&Jz)D>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =[!(s/+>L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M |h B[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j$XaO%y)
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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 [kqtkgK$j2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "u^vBd[}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 );JWrkpz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q c?W;Q+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Iy4%,8C]g
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。 O $e"3^Pa
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 73 .+0x
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