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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0_jf/an,%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z%gh3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P0;n9>g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p?02C# p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2R[:]-b
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j ` EXlc~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dn& s *
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vx{}}/B]J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 })'B<vq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0 j^Kgx
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. B`EJb71^Xy
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N:^n('U&j
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. kXViWOXU^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &eJfGt5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pJ>P[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ___~D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aEB_#1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <;lkUU(WT2
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（10）for good 永远 L7l
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kj Jn2c:y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Fw_#N6Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gM&{=WDG6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )Om*@;r(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -oGdk|Yn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T9=I $@/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Zj( AJ* r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9i:L&dN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;[ZEDF5H
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Y_l iA
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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 `>o{P/ HN
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nkPh,X\N0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R*, MfV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !t"4!3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YP oSRA L
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。 aj='b.2)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,~U>'&M;
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