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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uUx7>algF
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FsO-xG"@"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KI#v<4C$P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *) B \M>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *re?V9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 NL
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（4） cook up 虚构 }&7kT7ogO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vf>d{F^rv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (i(E~^O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 tvVf)bbz
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H!}L( gjEG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z}-R^"40
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z]%@r 7
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Jia@Hr LR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !wd
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w DoCc:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 & I)tI^P}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8r[TM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +?3RC$jyw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [#\OCdb*3
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（10）for good 永远 la)+"uW
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. dn])6Xl;i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Cb<7?),vK
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3 j$, L(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P%yL {
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [X@{xF^vBQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6K8v:yYPa
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _'V o 3b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. # Dgkl
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 yRyRH%p)
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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 bL0]Yuh
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~MB)}!S:
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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. #< &@-D8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .@mZG<vg
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。 LR#.xFQ+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \J?&XaO=
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