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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =)2sehU/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "<#-#j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. WRq:xDRn 0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <;O - N=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9i&(VzY[=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 HB>&} z0
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（4） cook up 虚构 yR`X3.:*]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9L` 5r$/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 015
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dTE(+M-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :jJ;&t^^
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. . IO_&^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !4" !PrZDB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S\,~ 6]^T
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4(h19-V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?yfw3s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 17\5 NgB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0wh4sKm[X
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（10）for good 永远 Gr&)5hm$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D?)^{)49
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8)NQt$lWp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lBYc(cr
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F+ c4v A})
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H*gX90{!2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z4"SKsJT/>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &B3[:nS2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ( <Abw{BTm
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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 s`Y8 &e.Yr
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -msfiO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *ommU(r8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2b[R^O}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \\Z{[{OZ
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。 "%mu~&Ga
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <r8sZrY
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