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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y2D ) $
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ul@' z|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $1@{Zz!S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mg;AcAS.o,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i\eykYc,
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（4） cook up 虚构 n<$I, IRE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `4p9K
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BzUx@ ,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u1kbWbHu(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Mo<p+*8u:
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. %`\{Nx k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &\K#UVDyhh
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V) Xcn'h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pV+ ;/y_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d16 PY_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \ d;Ow8%d/
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（10）for good 永远 0nd<6S+fs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. MLb\:Ihy
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [)=FZF6kG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P$QfcJq&c*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S {H8}m|MW
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w {q YP
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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. h 2zCX
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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 mB~&nDU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6bn-NY:i
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J5"*OH:f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *$1)& 2i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 57}q'84
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Sq'z<}o
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 '$VR_N\
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