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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w$H^q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O:TlIJwW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #mZpeB~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~ zil/P8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S{FROC~1R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %YSpCI
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（4） cook up 虚构 %uJ<M-@r=u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !lx TX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2H/Z _+\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YX=2jI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 BBH0OiV=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6el;Erp
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. f MGbODAvY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }"|"Q7H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z|_K6v/c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Eo\UAc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /n5F(5<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %q!8={ J8
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（10）for good 永远 {r> .G7P6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {%VV\qaC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]W Zq^'q.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f;&]:2.j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &I Sb~5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $we]91(: :
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {/X4(;~0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s:2|c]wQ#R
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #'-Sh7ycW
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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 /0W9 g
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y kW [B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I=7Y]w=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S@}1t4Ls:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |\dZ'
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。 kaxvP v1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 bae\Zk%`^
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