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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $|}P L[aA#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q#*Pjl
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JiC y77H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ixv/ xI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %B-m- =gz
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5 _
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >X-*Hu'U#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7NDjXcuq
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. dX5|A_Ex
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2K$#U|Qi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1PjqXgN5p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 n 0CS =
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7c.LyvM
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eFdN"8EW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _ f@,
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w0 0Ba^W
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（10）for good 永远 7__?1n~{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [*AWCV
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 LX_{39?<{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?^H1X-;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F( #~.i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,=Fn6'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dw]wQ\4B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "[BDa}Il
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hXx.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "ZLujpZcG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. e<[0H 8
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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 0[T>UEI?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. eq#x~O4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 a4L0Itrp
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 81<0B @E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `Ufv,_n
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。 @ dF]X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,@'M'S
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