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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ED&KJnquWJ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PP|xIAc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o!0a8i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NH6!|T
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（4） cook up 虚构 s_kd@?=`x
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !gQ(1u|r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 74w a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,kuOaaV7K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (XWs4R.mkb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1&nrZG9
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. * OFT)S
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。 o62gLO]z@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f 2f $aZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jZ yh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z6pDQ^Ii
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1h{_v!X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X)5O@"4 ?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^>u GbhBp
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?id^v 7d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]TN}` ]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .1M>KRSr,
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（10）for good 永远 'iK*#b8l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JDlIf
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {. W%m
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N?:S?p9R@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /m:}r D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2N#L'v@g=+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T3 Fh7S /
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |3@]5f&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'KG`{K$
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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 ,pepr9Yd
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4f5$^uN$qA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n_hD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vkLG<Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y0^FTSQ|
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。 ~46ed3eGzi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "zc!QHpSd
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