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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |=YK2};
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rrRv 7J&Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oX:&;KA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !q,'k2= b,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "Tser*i )
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（4） cook up 虚构 eE VB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '9WTz(0?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 KZ[TW,Gw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [06m{QJ)1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U"8Hw@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W|fE]RY
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. ?sdSi--
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ;E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qy pF}Pw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *s 4Ym
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I ]o|mjvs
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AYY (<b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. | 8mWR=9fs
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 akr2Os
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WcSvw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Nm&'&L%Ch
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（10）for good 永远 "$(D7yFO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tL;.vRx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;yN Y/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .-HM{6J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. };rp2 5i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z+U -+eG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ',`Qx{tQ)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 aE)1LP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f9#srIx+
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 >>J$`0kM*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,}W| cm>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =PA?6Bm
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !l#aq\:}~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。 p+?`ru
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,\
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