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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;_(4Q*Yx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :F ?C)F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }7Q% 6&IR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 77Y/!~kd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. { < KVx9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 k,*XG$ 2h
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（4） cook up 虚构 hgq;`_;1,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4WB0Pt{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]f_p 8?j"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &D<y X~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x%B%f`]8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g_bLl)g<
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. oB7_O-3z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F== p<lrs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '&b+R`g'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 flx(HJK
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SpBy3wd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A#,ZUOPGH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 sLk-x\P]|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HzJz+ x:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3so %gvY.'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %yC,^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kx^/*~ex
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !,PWb3 S
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 LP=)~K<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7zc^!LrW<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z uCSj~
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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 HaYo!.(Fv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gqR (.Pu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'GScszz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i30!}}N8
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。 |j|rS5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 VU#7%ufu&
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