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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x"8ey|@&,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NceB'YG|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t/*K#]26
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d BMe`hM)
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（4） cook up 虚构 Yc82vSG'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WYC1rfd=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uR ;-eK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +F o$o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }utNZhJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. h Y}/Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H_ ?B{We
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hOB\n !
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eky(;%Sz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .ts0LDk0f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4`6c28K0?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +^*5${g;@H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F@ $RV_ M
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 < m enABN4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x_<bK$OU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 eOehgU5x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )[^y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QtY hg$K3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b0YiQjS6>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nuSN)}b<Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -XVEV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !ww :O| 0
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 l
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. A<SOT >m]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {N!E5*$Tr
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .Iw ur;/\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .?rbny
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %j'G.*TD
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。 #2Pr Gz]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 U~:N^Sc
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