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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E5 6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @O'NJh{D`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }Vob)r{R@
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。 HVoP J!K3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "5<!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ><D2o f|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &8l?$7S"_/
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（4） cook up 虚构 0C%IdV%CU
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \ui'~n_t]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *(1 <J2j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 LYL_Ah'=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !;(Wm6~*ad
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ()Kaxcs?+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g$#A'Du
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d3q.i5']G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Qd YYWD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aV|V C $
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h M7 SGEV
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（10）for good 永远 Q &{C%j~N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t !6sU]{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (0Br`%!F
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .6$=]hdAp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 tjRw bnT"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X$ \CC18
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $`7Fk%#+e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ysK J=
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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 w (RRu~J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TO5y.M|7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o96c`a u
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. de2G "'F
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0aY\(@
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。 cq ?,v?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。 +u=VO#IA#
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