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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~-|K5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =C u !
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "Bn!<h}mg
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。 -Y;(yTtz
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L%I@HB9-Q0
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^jq QG+`?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m)g:@^$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^vfp;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?/5WM%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z-ra]
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. SW#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 sO,,i]a0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~ *ST fyFw
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 _e7 Y R+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aF]4%E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w<*6pP y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +VCG/ J
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?45bvkCT
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2tMe# V
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（10）for good 永远 ko2 ?q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M4~^tML>Ey
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D!^&*Ia?2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L9W'TvTwo
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4|ML#aRz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _H} 8 eU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4$~eG"wu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {m r!E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Nb( c;|nV
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CD]"Q1
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bwG$\Oe6
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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 FhpS#, Y$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1P;J%. {
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1wAD_PI|BH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KxhMPvN'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 | KY6IGcqV
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。 sVWOh|O[W
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3)cH\gsg9
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