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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DDIRJd<J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "j`T'%EV
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iU0jv7}n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oVuIHb0w
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6;I zw$X
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3mE8tTA$R
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,EH-Sf2Cb
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Mf"(P. GIS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;,/G*`81B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mMZ=9 ?m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WZA1nzRc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ViOXmK"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?~^p:T
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. L(y~
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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。 HE4S%#bH>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <6N3()A)%1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q\~#cLJ/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 w0>5#j q#r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f:t5`c.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 , +Ya'4x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K/( Z\lL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kad$Fp39
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（10）for good 永远 ojWf]$^y}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^*NOG\BK@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A?ESjMy(R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <p_ 2&& ?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |<YF.7r ;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 U$ZbBVa`~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @bFl8-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3z
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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. +I~U8v -
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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 a- /p/
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n 8|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e $5s],,n
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '(:R-u!pp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \ ]h$8JwV
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`fO^39Ta
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xiQd[[(sM
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