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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mhH[j O)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M}!7/8HUC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Wy.2*+5FX0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (~?P7RnU%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g G1%.q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Xt(w+
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（4） cook up 虚构 d!{,[8&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. & [`p qX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :J`:Q3@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l}j5E We
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %a<N[H3NV@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @aN<nd`q)
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. n7i;^=9 mM
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。 .e!dEF)D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %L.,:m tq)
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,'v ]U@WK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PaP47>(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o/@.*Rj>Bg
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'b]GcAL
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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. tu#VZAPW@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ),v[.9!}:
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（10）for good 永远 dy-m9fc 6%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j#$ R .
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vQ2kL`@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 rY4{,4V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &s->,-,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $`(}ygmP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'e_^s+l)a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {" S"V
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 & Ey5 H?U!
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ~ J^Gzl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !FX0Nx=oi
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }]$%aMxy T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AWsO? |YT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \`}Rdr!p%
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。 k"Y9Kc0XoU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |&eZ[Sy(=l
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