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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9]C%2!Ur,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9*Q6/?v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9$k0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +>3jMs~&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [s4|+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3c%_RI.
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（4） cook up 虚构 e&nE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f+ !k:}K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7F2 WmMS
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XEegUTs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~+ kfb^<-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j)ME%17
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. JR_%v=n~x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 QUeuN?3X\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. kx?f, ^ -
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 12VIP-ABK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >{S
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @r&*Qsf|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !He_f-eZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \5|MW)x
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KFg q3snH
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（10）for good 永远 GQ(*k)'a
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \ sz*M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 d.|*sZ&3p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. LLc^SP j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EHy 15RL
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D V\7KKJE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Mz6\T'rC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }.a {;{y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i#98KzE
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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 I
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m%0_fNSJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Mz.C`Z>o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NH;e |8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \ ZM5J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 eC"k-a8j+
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。 up{0ehr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Sg$\ H
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