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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XWB# 7;,R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (;N#Gqb6l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =ATQ2\T$m
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 \M Av's4b@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 83 )m#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6>b#nFVJ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 sei%QE]!/
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（4） cook up 虚构 Z| 3[Y@c \
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {{ 1qk G9$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 OskQ[
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H<*n5r(c
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j}G9+GX~,
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. "DecS:\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {J;(K~>?m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8&7zV:=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +4[Je$qYa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0.U-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~x+&cA-0A2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. & i *e&{L7
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（10）for good 永远 2FN # 63
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {C %f~j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]C-a[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -_>E8PhM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Et &PzDvU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ol8Yf.e_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pO N@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {t('`z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oe=W}y_k
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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 -]:1zU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 07vzVsQ}p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M1K[6V!
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。 |u[@g`Z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6+SaO
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