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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Kn<z<>vO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6~j.S
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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. 27!9LU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 3d|n\! 1r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }TS4D={1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <MH| <hP
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（4） cook up 虚构 =8F]cW'1`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SXx2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a D,(mw-7r
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f}1R,N_fC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +u:Q+PkM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |P"p/iY
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. S4?N_"m9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >=_Z\ wA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZzuEw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ux Yb[Nbc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M)oy3y^&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i$A0_ZJKjZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T53|*~u
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /Af:{|'$%
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（10）for good 永远 P'4 jz&4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mqg[2VTRP
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9)a:8/Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /k(KA [bS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y!6, ty '
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9 Xg+$/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wY `yP!xO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NiwJ$Ah~X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3UIR^Rh+
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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 Olg@ Ri
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :Qg3B ';
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0~{&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k{op ,n#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fXPD^}?Ux4
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。 N|v3a>;*l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \# .@*?fk
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