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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DB&SOe
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1BD6 l2y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~Y/z=^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^)cM&Bx t%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4NVg Or:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &R\XUxI
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（4） cook up 虚构 rqvU8T7A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NFoZ4R1gy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I>m;G
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -iQs i4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +IsWI;lp
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. 6IF|3@yD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 vXPuyR<J
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #6FaIq92V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 vadM1c* z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ani t qy#E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5fxbA2\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?xHtn2(q
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（10）for good 永远 XkoW L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Cs;<'[_?YO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L (Rorf~V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. { ;' :h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Dpp@*xX>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j< |6s,&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ty iU1, oO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z7$}#)Z7
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 {C, #rj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vD"_X"v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7vdHR\#;$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zVn* !c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )uu wwz
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。 +;5Wp$ M\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3Y=,r!F.h
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