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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ic#drpl,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rOT8 !"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JK`P
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jU$PO\UTk
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p3' +"sFU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &EOh}O<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b.;W|$ .
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. 6wgOmyJx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }^q#0`e(y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $Vzfhj-if
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Zpmy)W]1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7SCI_8`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7@? b _
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tDo0Q/`
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（10）for good 永远 n C^'2z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uM8gfY)OI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /v[- KjTj7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U?QO'H 5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cx|j
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $/H'Dt6x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ( EX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w3@ te\
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 g i)/ iz `
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. he Wb(E&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |zMQe}R@%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7}Sw(g)o7
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Q$%@.@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nC rNZ&P
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