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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y JMs9X~3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7%EIn9P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wM4{\ f\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Jz>P[LcB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (*P`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 C4$P#D ZT^
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（4） cook up 虚构 D k a8[z7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1HKA`]D"p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Jk-WD"J6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $*G3'G2'iS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 p0 X%^A,4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $.pCoS]i
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. u &1M(~Ub=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u-|%K.A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -%Vh-;Ie(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \Db ;7wh
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]o]`X$n
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 XWAIW= .
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p@% Pdx
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $3l#eKZA
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（10）for good 永远 Z2m^yRQ(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L!l?tM o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DvQV_D
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 J.:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C(v'7H{4cW
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #K:iB*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~y"R{-%uS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !{CIP`P1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [[^r;XKQ
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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 [&*irk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g]HWaFjc5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *~6]IWN`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .wd7^wI^S
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %A~. NNbS
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u`N rg<
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。 sj&(O@~R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nbP}a?XC
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