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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M Q =x:p{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -,
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Yh]a 4l0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iB 0r+IbR
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U,b80%k:
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（4） cook up 虚构 z \v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xDe ^>(,"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 y6am(ugE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q8H NST($?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -}@C9Ja[?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7 _Vd%<:
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4 4QW&qL!(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u9;3Xn8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e|A=sCN-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~a=]w#-KD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AY Nz {9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p!DdX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pe[ huYE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {{A=^rr%C
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（10）for good 永远 :TrP3wV _
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '\H
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^p4`o>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \R&ZWJKh
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rDaiA x&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f: q2JgX
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7 <jr0)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &}gH!5L m
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 7T X$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q-_;.xy#4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OG IN-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0Q%I[f8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t2ui9:g4j
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。 Pw| /PfG
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `5t~
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