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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HP;|'b
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s}j lS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1sD~7KPg?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,`<]>;s
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B gf=\7;5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mLJDxh'B
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（4） cook up 虚构 ?k"0w)8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T\jAk+$Jo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [1<(VyJ}ye
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &uPDZ#C-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &1=g A.ZR
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t{~@ I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O"qR }W
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 97!H`|u <
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 R+s1 [Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~ ,T+JX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Oohq9f#!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 t|.Ft<c#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bhn5Lz$z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 o,J ^ e_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0:. 6rp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ":V%(c
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（10）for good 永远 Gh'X.?3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n%*tMr9 s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X>}@EHT
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bGu([VB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &; s<dDQK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. };^}2Xo+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]'tJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^Wm*-4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N2T&,&, t
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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 '=p?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [ T-*/}4$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k&!6fZ)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y`6\L$c
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。 Gp8psH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e :BDQU
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