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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CQ 2{5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =:[Jz1 M5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3N(s)N_P M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xRW~xr2h@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @jO3+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j]}A" 8=1
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（4） cook up 虚构 cu(2BDfiL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %TxF dF{A
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2hAu~#X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t>f<4~%MJ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I\P hgFt@O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 M4pE wD
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !HL7a]PB
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. szMh}q"u
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。 LYNd^}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \%=\_"^?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ln)_Jf1r
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q17c)]<"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :}TT1@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ej>8$^y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KOGbC`TN<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ibex:W^
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（10）for good 永远 &Qy_= -]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bKj#HHy\I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6UR.,*f=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1w'iD
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1.!rq,+>1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. AZz
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7$WO@yOsh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GM|gm-t<@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +r *f2\S
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。 5:E7nqsNhq
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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 AJ` b- $Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HS.3PE0^ C
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Um]>B`."wK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YUJlQ2e(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 kX."|]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "12.Bi.O"[
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。 @4Z>;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e5maZ (.;F
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