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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wQrPS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &Yk s,2:P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pkV\D
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. lyH X#]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fRa- bqQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 8j +:s\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g yH7 ((#i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vl{_M*w
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m57tO X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `_g?y)
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. J%-l w{FC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G5nj,$F+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zTBi{KrZ
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d,J<SG&L&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )< x;ra^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 77&^$JpM
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（10）for good 永远 q{De&Bu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^2;(2s
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g"dZB2`C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w(e+o.:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y%IG:kZ,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S `m- 5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y5AXL5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +%le/ Pg@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \A3>c|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ky '3z"
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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 #EQx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k}f<'g<H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .y;\ puNq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @ cS1w'=
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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。 _8NEwwhc
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O'!r]0Q
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