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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w=_q<1a
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D&o ~4Qvc]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J#IVu?B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B&QEt[=s
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o2D;EUsNX
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %Rt
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Tn"@u&P
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j[Jwa*GQP
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. : HM~!7e
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o@ m7@$ 7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !K-qoBqKM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mB xMDnh
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =Fc}T%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 #qu;{I#W3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SP\s{,'F-b
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（10）for good 永远 I<Cm$8O?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9 n49p?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #eF,* d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e(?1`1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ykRd+H-t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. EERCb%M 8Z
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9K;g\? 3
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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 >;]S+^dXY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. H h%"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /U,(u9bq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u aYI3w@^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 DQ } &J
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。 o=RxQk1N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r:PYAb =g
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