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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q[-|ZA bbr
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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. lK0s=4c{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J0=7'@(p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |~z3U>
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N1%p"(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :4|M
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S@x}QQ|.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )B6# A0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R,%_deV\(
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. n=q=zn;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %dc3z"u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .;9jdGBf
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e9&+vsRm A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6O pa{]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wxE?3%.j\
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（10）for good 永远 3)3Hck
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6JhMkB^h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {Bh("wg$Lk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )>\4ULR83
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K/^
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WfZF~$li`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =Q-k'= 6\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. );Z ] SGd
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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.)&ZIx0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q NxB{0(D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =s; M]:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z<B CLP
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。 M(enRs3`O
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,(N[*)G
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