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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gIS<"smOo
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >JVZ@
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Q4 Mp[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ysA~Nq@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @b dGV#* d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ZK))91;v
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（4） cook up 虚构 pR 2QS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AW@ I,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +)Tt\Q%7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. AE1!u{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 '7Dg+a^x 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xd\k;nq
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. % 'Ebm
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。 XoM+"R"
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 [gFpFz|b<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \I; lgz2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 <R>qOX8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +`l >_u'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Pq`]^^=be'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 zghUwW |K
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zh)qo
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bb[.Kvq5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hZ-No
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（10）for good 永远 V*SKWP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jgbUZP4J>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TTpK8cC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s2)a8 <
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B<(v \=xZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W 4Nbl
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x|n2,3%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 '`=z52
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +CtsD9PA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {\
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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 ST1PSuC~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !q;EC`i#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 74hGkf^S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `=^;q 6f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /PF X1hSu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B;?)
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。 (5rH 72g(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4^(u6tX5|+
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