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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bh(} f.@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }2 Tq[rl~s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z'*"iaX<c
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &u~Pp=k v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y)"rh /;
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. mfG m>U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YmpaLZJ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JfY(};&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 S'\e"w
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 % m"Qg<
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. ,,!P-kK$
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。 |]9L#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9)t[YE:U3!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @]]&^ 7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9g \;L:'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *AP" [W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F{.\i *$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;6~5FTmV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Oxa 8u e?
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（10）for good 永远 |} .}q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zvV o-{6
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ctn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }Z{FPW.QK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !l=)$RJKdD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {z\K!=X/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -7]j[{?w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y SB=n d_
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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 J8i,[,KcE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~\8(+qIv%f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3h:y[Vm#9y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g njhy 1o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |35OA/O?X
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。 s'oNW
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 NPS*0 y/
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