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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LxDhthZi_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _QCI < |A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S?tLIi/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v%Xe)D
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Xqw7lj;K
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（4） cook up 虚构 5Y r$dNe
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hglt D8,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 , :{+
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >$F]Ss)$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6Fb~`J~s
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. Y6a|\K|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U @|_5[nl
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @xE Q<g
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1 doqznO
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. AJ u .
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f_8~b0`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7(Kc9sJC%%
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（10）for good 永远 (WvA9s{/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. # 4>F%_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 KMZ`W n=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $P_Y8:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dQ]j
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z?xd\x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6 %-2G@6d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,U}8(D~:
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 KMV!Hqkk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uvL|T4 8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dq2v[? *R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XJ"9D#"a>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 DVd/OU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y06 2/$*$
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。 b~}}{fm&f
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W3b\LnUa
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