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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &J[:awQX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W>) M5t4i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K^1o DP
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 5gYR wu f
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0z1ifg&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U' H$`$Ov
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（4） cook up 虚构 $xzAv{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #.rdQ,)<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^ q{9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nyQ&f'<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >0/i[k- dk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0)Uce=t`
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (SpX w,:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 r)y=lAyF>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. bo2H] PL*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 = bfJ^]R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @$n e{2J3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $ `ov4W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aOlT;h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n&$j0k
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（10）for good 永远 CDsSr Khx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J l( &!?j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mk;&yh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4w*Skl=F}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XW[j!`nlk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `F-/QX[:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O x m>c[R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (up~ [
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w mn+
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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 * aN
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,k24w7K%d
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 k
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F^WP <0C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 ;y,5k?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g2BHHL;`
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