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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '[M^f+H|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,w9#%=xE
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YJ$Vn >6Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6)uPM"cO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !i~x"1
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /P?|4D}<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !yV,|)y5F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Th& W q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y^94iOk%T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }ZM*[ j
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. He0N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0]h8)EW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y?&DEKFbD
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]@ Sc}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bCE7 hutl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f'zU ^/$rf
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（10）for good 永远 Zy!)8<Cgm'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?sjZ13 SUa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 / BjGAa(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w.T=Lzp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \:q e3Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JXSqt k=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 aCH:#|B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "`W1yk5x
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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 jL7MmR#y5"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $ !l2=^\3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ExOB P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OnPy8mC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e` Zg7CaDd
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。 "k6IV&0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !6tC[W`
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