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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s1D<R,J|H
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >o u= }/<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?{S>%P A_B
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 .>B' oD
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ! I@w3`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KS$t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _6NUtU
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（4） cook up 虚构 Y<xqws
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. S/'0czDMW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 OyZR&,q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %e E^Y<@g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |h]V 9=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ZRagM'K
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.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1INX#qTZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z'q~%1t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )7>GXZG>=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AByl1)r|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -+*h'zZ[<w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F^yW3|Sb
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（10）for good 永远 m TE(J Zt
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ( C!p2f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 v~nKO?{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E\[B E<y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4D?h }U /
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g3tE.!a5-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w]wZJ/U`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )eyzHB,H
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yLa@2 7T\A
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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 s6 yvq#:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k~>(XG[x&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *g(d}C!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s@\3|e5g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b RR N
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。 UQl?_ [G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *S;}&VAZ
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