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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9phD5b~j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y` [HjS ,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l7 2 i e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H8 =vQy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /(WX!EEsB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }AeE|RNc
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ho SU `X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?L ~=Z\H
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )=SYJ-ta<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }X W#?l
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +2_6C;_DX
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. gP_d >p:b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2 kmna/Qa6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. sL[(cX?;2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 EcS-tE 4%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bW 79<T'+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 MlcoOi!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %(wsG Nd
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（10）for good 永远 7=M'n;!Mh
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7+2a G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 80l3.z,:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vCH v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :8GxcqvCWq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nbkky .e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f^ yLwRUD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Q/9vD v
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R;,u >P "
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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 `X]2 iz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1wH/ #K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !?>p]0*<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OmUw.VH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q'8@ 0FT0
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。 rQQPs \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。 HuLm!tCu
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