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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. le +R16Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bzDIhnw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8P7"&VYc8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UJfT!= =U
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >d"3<S ; b
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Oa;X +
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 " 96yp4v@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %*aJLn+]_R
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^, l_{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9Zry]$0~R
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. NN0$}ac p
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iovfo2!hD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 09A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 NK|? y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /525w^'pd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T=hh o Gn
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v_e9}yI
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（10）for good 永远 vZ/6\ Cz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }X
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J N^ &S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]E =Iu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *Av"JAX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &g2 Eptx #
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x^Yl*iq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %Qg+R26U
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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 &//wSlL3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. E_KCNn-f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e8YMX&0%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m<L;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1&fc1uYB4
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。 3=-4%%[M@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l5l>d62
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