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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e anR$I;Yj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S9 kA69O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (,XbxDfM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |6o!]~&e$1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ={G0p=~+,p
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（4） cook up 虚构 1a]QNl_x
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p6AF16*f0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~kp,;!^vr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 59#o+qo4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (,I 9|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3k# h !Z
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. yB5JvD ?
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。 ]S+KH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 h1Nd1h@-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. qtlcY 8!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Csf!I@}Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <^(>o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. & HB!6T/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .r~M7 I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KXT9 Wt=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QX$3"AZ~
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（10）for good 永远 _^@ >I8ix
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :k Kdda<g#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1b,MJ~g$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c>%% 'c
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ST1c`0e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. '0<9+A#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1O2jvt7M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V*gh"gZ<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a: 2ezxP
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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 ,t
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. & ^;3S*p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 H>F j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~EM(*k. _
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1ZY~qP+n+
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。 v}TFM
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <72q^w
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