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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. pp YIVI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AlPk o($E*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Xgb ~ED]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $!Qv f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WF#3'"I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yZHh@W4v
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（4） cook up 虚构 lRO7 Ae
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %KjvV<f-a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 O8\ > ?4)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -9D2 aY_>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c>~q2_} W(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 HLL:nczj
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0 oC5W?>8s
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 K C DbE6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 '
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. n8K FP
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S`w_q=-^ 8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9>QGsf.3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mQ$a^28=qR
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 l^~E+F~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }Cs. Hm0P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r}> q*yx:
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（10）for good 永远 Q|$?d4La8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t%k1=Ow5i
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %@q/OVnM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F ]qX}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J 7/)XS
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 g %ZKn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2SABu796j
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s:p6oEQ=J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M9PzA'}4W6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Id(wY$C&>
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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 {J[5 {]Je[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0b3z(x!O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;) c 4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .[Hv/?L
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。 H)@f_pfj(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $D%[}[2
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