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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LU IT=+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g!) LhE
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @7Rt[2"e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jvQ+u L
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pZJQKTCG
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（4） cook up 虚构 D>#v 6XI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iYQy#kO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YU0HySP:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a=T7w ;\h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [W|7r
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7 te!>gUW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WUK.>eM0
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. =O:ek#Bp
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。 l|tp0[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7LZb*+>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y<x_v )k-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 JO6vzoS3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V7'x?
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r ~!%w(N|M
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D}/.;]w<[&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KA{DN!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GvtI-\h]
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（10）for good 永远 >W]"a 3E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Iybpk?,M+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -V_S4|>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SR8Kzk{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y'%I at(z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iZUz6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z q>.;>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. QM=436fq
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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 |nZB/YZt
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5*za]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dQ~"b=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >#n-4NZ;p9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ZO6bG$y64
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b%t9a\ 0V
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。 E_uH' E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e[& 3K<
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