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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (HAdr5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )z7CT|h7S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MXA?rjd0
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。 [G_ ;78
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（3）clown around 胡闹 * ).
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *d8
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Id?-Og2i V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 EZj rX>"#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qjRbsD>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6PsT])*>DE
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. Ox)<"8M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IR"C?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^ C
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W(62.3d~}?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xjp0w7L)J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ` 0 @m,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D{t_65c-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tO &n$$
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（10）for good 永远 rX^uHq8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hvI#D>Z!Yp
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P :Q&lnC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hc W> R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /QB;0PrE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e6 *,MnqBh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E\}A<r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R o{xprE1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LT)I
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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 jBEW("4R
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |)d%3s\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \R9 izuc9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'Jek<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 /)RH-_63
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P ( -
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