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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v^ a.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n\#RI9#\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \/J7U|@Lt
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。 yE(> R(^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <(YmkOS+
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tTT./-*0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )pS1yYLj
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（4） cook up 虚构 b{C3r3B8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u.t(78N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 OKU9v{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #HD$=ECcw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x: `]uOp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =rV*iLy
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -vcHSwG b
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (%huWW
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 4}FuoQL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 A#gmKS<J/7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7u"t4Or
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2,c{Z$\kn
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :" 9 :J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HL;y5o?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 S{7*uK3$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qm-G=EX
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x[+t
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（10）for good 永远 _cqB p7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1us-ootsjP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yIBT*,4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3% ?01$k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %(GWR@mfC
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 U[/ k=}76
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G 3Hm Lz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DBuvbq-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \$ Xo5f<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o +sb2:x
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 fRp+-QvE
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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 P N ,pEk|
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. acgtXfHR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @EZ@X/8{&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5Z]z ul@+*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [hs_HYqJ
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。 _&TA|Da
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H]V@Q~?e
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