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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. , 0ja _
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 biuo.OG]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (3S/"ZE
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。 ^Rh ~+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0([jD25J!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nmAXU!t'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6: X\vw
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（4） cook up 虚构 D - EM
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /R?uxhV
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (8/xSOZ[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BAed [
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rx) Q]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5.;$9~d
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vIv3rN=5vB
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )^xmy6k
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 5,fzB~$TX(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0{uX2h
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \Fjq|3`<l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &?pAt30K:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !I$RE?7eY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KL{ uhb0f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [# H8Mb+7
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cE? J]5#^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h{9 pr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g_=ZcGC
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P]^]
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xEqrs6sR
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P40 eK0 e6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ru
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3 Q;l*xu
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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 ponvi42u
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?U [AE -*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. pj`-T"Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n9yx Zu
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。 L|Iq#QX|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wXnt3)e
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