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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G QB^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h/y}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. PFn[[~5V
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。 6s"bstc{
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fm2M i~}0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :aFpz6<
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（4） cook up 虚构 !v;_@iW 3e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +H^V},dBp!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 q-)_Qco
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kviSQM2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Chi<)P$^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1Qe !
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z{M,2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. n[w,x;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IF?B`TmZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N %/DN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V$F.`O!hfi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )aA9z(x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -v+^x`HR
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }c#/1J 7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9TN5|x
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（10）for good 永远 &``oZvu B
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >\x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Gbm_xEPC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M[N.H9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2}C>{*}yQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J0W).mD_H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TK?+O}v-]!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LsZ! ':LN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?Pw \ &q
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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 M@@O50~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. oi4Wxcj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7Cp_ 41._
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. FAl 6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 AFUl
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。 R*f R?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >^HTghgRD
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