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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aW5 ~z^I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0Z(b/f dS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VlvDodV
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dq&d>f1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GrIdQi ^8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FA,CBn5%
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（4） cook up 虚构 _bsfM;u.%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H8U*oLlc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \ 02e
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )qe o`4+y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c8M N o'h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }o.ZCACYg
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. G<DUy^$i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t &]IgF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. I+SL0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 DTY=k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DJ. Ct4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2UquN0
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b04~z&Xv
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（10）for good 永远 K||85l?<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VTdZ&%@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _ U\vHa$#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *V/SI E*8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {*m?t 7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (\T? p9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MX34qJ9k
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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 : ;EzvRy
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .Qaqkb-Ty
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1g @kHq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f%af.cR*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [|3
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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。 v1: 5 r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h*Ej}_
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