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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x;$ESPPg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HA,8O [jon
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Rg UQ:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4L ]4WVc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `GW&*[.7
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（4） cook up 虚构 p
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /]'&cD 1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 jf`w8*R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =}kISh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mXyN{`q=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "uT2 DY[
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Y0krFhL'x0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ej@4jpHQN
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U5TkgHN{y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }/&Z o=Q$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HcJ!(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 egSs =\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L. yM"
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（10）for good 永远 &9)/"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v%AepK&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1fMV$T==K
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 u"V,/1++\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 p+|8(w9A${
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z!~_# _Ugl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3^% 2,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,7bhUE/VB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L&)e}"
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。 aVK,( j9u
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 s|A[HQUtJ
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