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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 7aG.?Ca%
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Pf*6/7S:
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &OMlW _FHR
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rPV
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 DiC z%'N
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. z+"tAVB[i
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t*{L[c9.Uq
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. ,+=9Rp`md
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]z'&oz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =~D? K9o
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 k[6J;/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B}e/MlX3M
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3Cf9'C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 > I2rj2M#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S|85g1}t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 y Zaf q"o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &Mh.PzO=b
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 PmR].Ohzi
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. inP2y ?j
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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 C{ex vLQ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S?J!. (
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /6x&%G:m#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8 Rx@ _
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {)YbksrJ{
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。 @rl5k(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7! O"k#
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