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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y,&)%Eo<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kF\ QO
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %gf8'Q
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zR` ]8E]
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（4） cook up 虚构 }QC: !e,yG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /Hd\VI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ="I]D
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pp. X Du
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %OzxR9
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. 8"S0E(,mu
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rP>5OLP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^Nc\D7( l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #U6Wv1H{Lp
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;>Kxl}+R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $T*kpUXH}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y#rao:I
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（10）for good 永远 \s)j0F)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L%=u&9DmU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1s1$J2LX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rVZk G,Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^IC|3sr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GV%ibqOpQj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `XI1,&Wp7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z}XA ( ;ck
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jgukW7H
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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 %"{SG p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j1>1vD-`T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T} U`?s `)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,Y}HP3
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。 B 6| =kl2C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A.(Z0,S-i
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