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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ' ^L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MVU'GHv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iO= uXN1g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cW|Zgz8vv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #Uk6Fmu ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .+~kJ0~Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 WMz|FFKVY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1B]wSv P@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +z?f,`.*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .$}zw|,q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 FZ.Yn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T[9jTO?W2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 2i'-lM=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +#"Ic:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l{SPV8[i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -+2xdLa63
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d1_ * !LW$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JRs[%w`kD
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $,v+i
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Z42 Suy
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（10）for good 永远 }@0.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s Ei.f(WA
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c] 9CN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k yA(m;r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T7nX8{l[RG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u\Q**m2XP
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PsT v\!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @MH]s [{o\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z 2jMBe
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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 otVdx&%]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8pt<)Rs}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f3B8,>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >V=@[B(0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jmVy4* P_
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。 nM}` H'0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B>2 1A9&
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