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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. , pq<.?&E
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !r,ZyJU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Jb#*QJ=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5^t68
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O{,Uge2n,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =4/LixsV|
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（4） cook up 虚构 qDxz`}Ly=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t^)q[g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {l-,Jbfi`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KN'l/9.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `^-?yu@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1c(1 YGuH
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. MGCwT@P
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。 )@RTU~#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z=_p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3/H^YM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p4\ %*ovQt
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &,4^LFZ W
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 SXSH9;j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Ua#*kTF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =#[_8 )q
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（10）for good 永远 C0[Rf.*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H U-4k/I~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sZ{Kl\1@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =iC5um:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [R)?93
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pv+ FPB
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J*F-tRuEw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7uFM)b@.P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R XkE"H{
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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 e,>L&9] ZI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #\"8sY,j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .J#xlOa-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AMA :hQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1!/cd;{B
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yHLc lv
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。 >P/kb fPA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 eC%.xu^
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