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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c-v-U O%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ->X>h_k.Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \* Yr&Lm
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 lD, ~%
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i(OeE"YA
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z zjCS2U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YaL:6[6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q3#+G:nh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (Q @'fb9z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9 zS
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. x(xi%?G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z1:%Aq xP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3!o sQ1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6}?d % K
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 > <Zu +HX
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q 5L^>"
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（10）for good 永远 aidQ,(PDj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P tLWFO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >Q!}tbg~9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (ie%zrh S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ""XAUxo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^ =n7E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =JgR c7
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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 ,z>-_HOnw
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZQ+DAX*MS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 IsE3-X|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9#@s(s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Mmu#hb|W
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。 H$C*&p
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]W14'Z
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