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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [ T-*/}4$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p= vV4 C:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'aZAS Pn[
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。 S_$nCyaH2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oK$ '9c5<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;5N41_hG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FD))'! >
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（4） cook up 虚构 [8TS"ph>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0X#+#[W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WI{ ; #A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @+E7w6>%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 KJX>DL 9\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &}E:jt}
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. *{4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }2=hd. .
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'B,KFA<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 },s_nJR:8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 H nd+l)ng
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ) $J7sa
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7DZ TQUb"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _@K YF)
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（10）for good 永远 \OY}GR Kt
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /?U!y?t&@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }^ ,q#'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =J xFp,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "koo` J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _*n)mlLln
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mr qaM2,(I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ai9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s [T{c. F
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 `S$sQ&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t\%%d)d9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -N4z-ozhC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GXYj+ qJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Wc\+x1 :8
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。 ZB0+GG\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2vvh|?M
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