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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,U2*F Z["
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]n6# VTz*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]s<[D$ <,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \NPmym_ 6J
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .P8&5i)'P,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 T;r2.Pupn
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（4） cook up 虚构 R!}H;[c
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 F3On?x)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Te"ioU?.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k\5c|Wq|g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 La`N PY_:>
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. "~sW"n(F_
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。 >*35C`^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0X6YdW _2X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +^6 0T$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TM%| '^)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )_ YX DU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9X}10u:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]_ f_w 9]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D4eDHq
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q /U2^
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（10）for good 永远 M ?1Y,5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =^M/{51j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ag-(5:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. , qMzW a
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~!B\(@GU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'OITI TM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 luh$2 \5B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UXJ eAE-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &* M!lxDN
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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 (S>C#A =E\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,0 M_ Bk"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ V(H1q`ao9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B-*+r`@Bd
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9}rS(/@
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^UP`%egR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z F!h<h&,
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。 (nQ^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 94'&b=5+
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