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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mE"},ksg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e3}o3c_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?f4jqF~Fh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1D2Yued
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,&0iFUwN_
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（4） cook up 虚构 w/Y6m.i1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @{o3NR_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ztj~Q 9mu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z=[?T f
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xOBzT&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ),& tF_z:
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/,Dy2h
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。 ? ?h4qJ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &v. Nj9{zi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q+cx.Rc#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BiCC72oig
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kqt.?iJw
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Y ZQF*fj
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RinaGeim
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q
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（10）for good 永远 #*x8)6Ct
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jZP~!q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M\)(_I)V=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6}^6+@LG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uH=^ILN.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;SVAar4r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }8)iFP&"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +nm?+ 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 o.x<h";
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Nc[[o>/Cb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dXewS _7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I>(-&YbC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mYw9lM
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。 3iv;4e ;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 U7le> d;L
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