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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'Gn>~m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +c))fPuV
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O`~#X w
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4u:SE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~.W]x~X$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8gP1]xD
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（4） cook up 虚构 Mk}T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1,wcf,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |fgUW.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D.a>i?W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dipfsH]p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 EB[T 5{
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. s(=wG|
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。 m.K cTM%j
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VmqJMU>.
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .^wpf S
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 uyWheR
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s * (a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6$R9Y.s>Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FH=2, "A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. CPOH qK`k
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（10）for good 永远 J~2SGXH)^?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9hA`I tS
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gK rUv0&F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n~ *|JJ*`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. nQiZ6[L
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]>X_E%`G<b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _9h$8(wjn
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .TGw+E1k
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )=5 &Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Pu3oQD ldV
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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 n J;^Sz17Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sM-,95H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 296}LW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sycAAmH<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1 $&@wG
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。 ]DVr-f
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "/'3 I/ }
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