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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. SMH<'F7 i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '(Gi F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .xhK'}l[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #>=j79~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Sq\(pfv o
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r}#\BbCv;7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g-c ; }qz
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0+Ta%H{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8K(Z0
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. F!zP<A "
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。 >MK>gLg}!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k3?rp`V1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;W >Cqg=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 OU5*9_7.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {@! Kx `(:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jHN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O$/o'"@ /
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r(d':L V
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（10）for good 永远 HK\~Qnq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _Z5Mw+=19
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 akw,P$i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `w I /0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~{sG| ;/!*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !EUan
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lj+u@Z<xA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 w 4[{2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oh# \]c\f
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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 4_Dp+^JF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ()&~@ 1U
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {uzf" %VtP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r.7$&BCng
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 W9NX=gE4
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 lHgs;> U$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =zQN[
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