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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L8T T54fM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'O
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %:YON,1b=7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ofj7$se
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ? R;5ErZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 T{{J'
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }i|o":-x+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qs\
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3E y#?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Bwn9ZYu#r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )p(5$AR7
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. zPH1{|H+l
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Bl3G_Ep
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =_D82`p
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ! |}J{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &gIu<*u<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V[rNJf1z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =LZj6'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MDGcK/$')f
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（10）for good 永远 } sd-X`lZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <@A/`3_O)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mhnD1}9,Ih
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `0= 0IPVd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &z
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >Y1?`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7h&$^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 . gG<08Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gupB8 .!
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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 (+>+@G~o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C ])Q#!D|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `[jQn;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $io-<Z#Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \&&kUpI
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。 23_<u]V
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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,Gv~ae9
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