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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4=8QZf0\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K4ZolWbU
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KKe8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C~%
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nw: -J1kWR
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（4） cook up 虚构 -V.d?A4"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $.%rAa_H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 yY).mxRN
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _l`e#XbG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OX]V) QHVZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R"v 3!P
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. gY-5_Ab
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lCd@jB{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #18 FA|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5Z/ 7kU= I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q/9H..6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,i9Byx#TN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Uh
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )::> q5c
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（10）for good 永远 ~+X9g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zdl%iop3e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 O) |P,?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lT&wO m3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Dn9w@KO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lf<S_2i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N{SQ( %V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @:0dd b7 1
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Gc]~w D$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q#A (gyy
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^efb
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /I 5X"x
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?<&O0'Q
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。 Jb)#fH$L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5RH2"*8T
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