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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8n`O{8:fi
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "T+o XK\B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o1B8_$aYgc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /Q*o6G ys0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YKtF)N;m]
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（4） cook up 虚构 =F f xHo1k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *W&}}iL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /6@~XO) w
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jXu)%<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 zv>3Tc0R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {@tqeu%IM
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. @ UgZZ
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。 )!tqock*v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rm"C|T4:V
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. o{n)w6P{R,
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Xe:gH.}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A.@/~\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nz%{hMNYH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zUNWcv!& "
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（10）for good 永远 S.Rqu+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S( nZ]QEG
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5OS|Vp||b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xQ{n|)i>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,-[ e{=Cz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dH8^\s .F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -hjGPu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~l SdWUk>
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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 ZM$}Xy\9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. . PH z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9 f+S-!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ta 0Ln
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n:i?4'-}
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。 \8 ~`NF
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nGvWlx
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