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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Za{O9Qc?D|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1Z< ^8 L<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8>e YM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {fA CfSW6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. F(ydqgH~a
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >fXtu:C-!J
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 HRyFjAR\?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &Uam4'B6-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 bQ autRW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ow/,pC >V
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. +fXwbZ?p
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。 f-|?He4O]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4)w,gp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F;ttqL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [n[ dr@J7v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !YAX .e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. k5Cy/gR
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（10）for good 永远 $vu*# .w
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -n 9&W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T&'Jc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?A|JKOst]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v-z%3x.f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ih:Q}V#6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +;~o R_p
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JI .=y5I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _s5^\~a o
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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 C~pas~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @bA5uY!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >*{k~Y-G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IADHe\.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3T u]-.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 We{@0K/O
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。 =\.*CY|;N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P5?V rZy
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