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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l P4A?J+Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [OH9/ "
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )PM&x
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XJ3 5Z+M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $)L=MEdx
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（4） cook up 虚构 <i~ MBy.
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?a8 o.&`l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hFDY2Cp]D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @O;gKFx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yu3T5@Ww
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DE GEr-
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. D ^ mfWJS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q:.q*I!D<4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #6])\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xLfx/&2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t)Iu\bP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WU:~T.Su
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. uG1)cm
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（10）for good 永远 9v=fE2`-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x|#R$^4CY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [.M<h^xrB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. alQMPQVin
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -)biSU,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MfJ;":]O!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Zt3"4d4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 f(Vr &X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ![=C`O6K
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 89*txYmx
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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 ZT* RD2,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z=VAjJ;i[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :VP*\K/:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [M L%u$-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $a'n{ EP
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。 W(^R-& av
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qmNg Ez%
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