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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2Ima15^+ F
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dA<SVk*0Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .J=QWfqt
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ' +GY6Ecg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O_ vH w^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 It VVI"-
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（4） cook up 虚构 =BbXSwv'(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8Pva ]Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 flz7{W
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7<(kv E*x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \w&R`;b8w
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @LY[kt6o
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. lv~ga2 >z
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 tv 2k&\1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?0-3J )kW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y3bL\d1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I ]42R;Sc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q"WfKz!U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o=PW)37>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W"\+jHF"
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（10）for good 永远 r=xec@R]*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NC YOY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J3/e;5w2Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gc
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R*lq.7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9|NF)~Q}'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oW>e.}d!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dnM.
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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 e@ 5w?QzW
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ? :A %$T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DYrci?8Ith
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #MviO!@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 iAeq%N1(0
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。 BQv*8Hg
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aU$8 0
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