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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )+FnwW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :{w3l O
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0o/;cBH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ufR|V-BWx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IlEU6Rs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [<+T@"y
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（4） cook up 虚构 KMT$/I{p ,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (fc_V[(m"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 UHJro9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 65B&>`H~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ds=d~sN u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d/NjY[` 5+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F UI/ A >
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. Q8TR@0d
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。 .t ^ 1e
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W&A^.% 2l
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. L{sFR^-G
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 HmXxM:[4;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L `2{H%J`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. uToi4]w"y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 aV f sF|,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7\dt< VV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Sn97DCdk
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（10）for good 永远 lyowH{.N"3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $1X !Ecq_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 __z/X "H
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c7rC !v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +o.#']}Pl
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o/U}G,| G
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mv<cyWp
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x}C$/ 7^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (>Sy,
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8yr-X!eF
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }Ej^"T:H_;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y r zyus
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。 Dmtsu2o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9dg+@FS}=
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