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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _;L%? -2c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^YG'p?r.s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (8T36pt~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 nX~Qt%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ntR@[)K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _/(DEF+G
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（4） cook up 虚构 g@0<`g
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HY-7{irR~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Sggha~E2s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KZrg4TEVi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 & \tD$g~"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q+@/.qJ
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. [A~n=m5H
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 RN:VsopL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5&A{I N
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _G3L+St
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Qp>'V<%m-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2L !s'^m-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ao?y2 [sE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ox:m;-Ml?_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pHKcKqB*13
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @}9*rWJIE
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（10）for good 永远 Wx Pu{N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. % !P^ se
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D+4oV6}~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xXb7/.*qE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ln-UN$2~F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v7-z<'?s~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $-^
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A-"2 sp*t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;]gj:6M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ycD.X"
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 uwI$t[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s!73To}>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S? Y%}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. oS >VN<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d.e_\]o<@
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。 N[=c|frho
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 c"*x w8|
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