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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sFgsEKs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 KmD#Ia
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7Z}T!HFMr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 V3
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YZ->ep}
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（4） cook up 虚构 # xq|/JWs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YcS PU(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -3y
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3?& P^{
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. %~Wr/TOt+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ICWH Eot
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. weOga\
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R++w>5 5A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Fcn@j#[J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &D7Mv5i0@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }?U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]e? L,1-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?Bd6<F -G
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（10）for good 永远 a{}8030S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BL\H@D
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z Hl+P*)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;l@Ge` &u
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <+<,$jGC-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v +?'/Q%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 17ynFHMd,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J>0RN/38o
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 OK:YnSk "
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 3` njQvI\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [5P1 pkZ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .`h:1FP 8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +L=a\8Ep
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 RWG Axq`9f
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 *nY$YwHB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `{nzw $
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