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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z],j|r Wy6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Odwe1q&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z6I|Y5#H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Pb&tWv\ql
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bq/Aopfr
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 kj6:P$tH
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（4） cook up 虚构 =E9\fRGU
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YTTyMn
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bRvG etX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @&\Y:aRO%i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $tZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f|{iW E2d
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. N{%7O G
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 8'PZA,CW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6n]+(=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3U<m\A1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ceUe*}\cr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9q"kM
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nCY kUDn Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Ty g>Xv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 01A{\O1$j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6H |1IrG
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（10）for good 永远 k8D _
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K1@ Pt}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 / l$enexSt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /3,/j)`a
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G*9(O:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZJ3g,d c
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E@G Yl85fI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &N^ j
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w<(ubR %$
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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 httywa^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J5{;+ysUMl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1'&.6{)P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y5aG^wE[:
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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。 nXT`7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nQc,^A)I
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