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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R8ZD#,;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eA&t %
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ys%'#f
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Hh\
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S*s:4uf
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 UQnBqkE
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（4） cook up 虚构 G g(NGT
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Cy6%S).c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $ )f"K
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s!aO*\[<h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y,V6h*x2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @ "0uM?_)-
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. +\srZ<67
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {wHvE4F2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. df^0{gNHx
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. WX ,p`>n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Etw~*
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（10）for good 永远 gji*Wq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Bj ; [
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 - Sx0qi'%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7,f:Qi@g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3\,MsoAl
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cD5w| rm?i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N`f!D>b:dn
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [T P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nT_*EC<.
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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 92s4u3 L;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e jP,29
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 52da]BW<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lB=( 8.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ixIh
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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。 O'"YJ,
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 bjuY A/w<
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