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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4yA9N i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -@EBbM&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zvek2\*rO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '5|Q<5!o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CL)1Q
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Az LbD2P l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }-REBrb-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r;&]?9)W0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -mev%lV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )GiFkG
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. p)?qJ2c|
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。 K7 t&fDI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;n( #b8r9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]`#xR *a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (cOND/S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `c qH}2s#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]jVIpG M
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KKx&UKjV
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（10）for good 永远 Zu2m%=J`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9IS1.3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LY@1@O 2@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9TYw@ o5V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `^X RrVX<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x'E' jh%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VTy,43<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _ 6+,R
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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 \N#
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]t. WJC %
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,$MWk(S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L:t)$iF5+
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 z*/4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Gx(K N57D
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