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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q MX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H3iYE~^#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {S@,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =t~] @?]1D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N
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（4） cook up 虚构 7<2^8 `
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F`Z?$ 1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {D,-
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C9FAX$$^(Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y10
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. 6vU%Y_n=y]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }<'ki
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tv]9 n8v
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8`I,KkWg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. (Bpn9}F-V.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sYk#XNH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !9V;
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（10）for good 永远 NKVLd_f k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X @A8~ kj1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uFvR(LDb&g
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .i#'IS0c
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 RH$YM
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .8[uEQ_L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Cw5 B
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nLrCy5R:
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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 : />Zky8,k
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {aU|BdATI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9R[P pE''
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yRp&pUtb
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lpbcpB
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。 4#B 56f8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g/w <T+v
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