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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v"o"W[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~4{q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "kyCY9) %
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =#V ^t$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &< BBP n@\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4@
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（4） cook up 虚构 `|ie#L(:7/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. < #C,66k
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 z!"vez
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3 }fOb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CL rX!JV>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U"k$qZ[
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. -+rzc&h
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 V%oZT>T3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0hemXvv1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k."p&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ."$t &[;s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G tI )O}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F}nwTras
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（10）for good 永远 @(,1}3s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !{lH*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T$%|=gq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y/Xs+ {x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )\akIA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l{k_;i!D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'o-4'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tqGrhOt
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JXB)'d0
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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 Y %"Ji[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j7~FR{: j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5'} V`?S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1F@j?)(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 v-{ g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4Z)s8sD KW
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。 # C C5 +
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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^c
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