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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &Cro2|KZhG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :nGM tF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }NmNanW^
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。 \8b6\qF/\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kU*{4G|6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^Udv]Wh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 e>H :/24
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（4） cook up 虚构 8L {u}|{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4\2V9F{s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 vA&Vu"}S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Wk7WK` >i
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. {=JF=8@A
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。 BGWAh2w6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v 1.*IV5Y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z[L5 ;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }DIF%}UK\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t&RruwN_;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >mm' - P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a39h P*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hu@7?f_"L/
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（10）for good 永远 8A2 z 5Aa
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7TWNB{
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cf;H t^M\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Pv){sYUh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8jnz}aBd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `a4 $lyZ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kBsXfVs9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5K.+CO<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SG'JE}jzO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 JF9Hfs/jS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]PS\#I}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 la,
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Mg? L -C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t4K56H .L?
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 d-$_|G+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \< 65??P
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