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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &pR 8sySu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E|jU8qz>P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7\ZSXQy1W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e,Y<$kPV
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .}uri1k"@k
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HL dHyK/S
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B( 5>H2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^ SW9J^9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +@H{H2J 4
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. I6gduvkXi4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 UX<)hvKj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pf+VYZ#)
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wA)n ryXV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [7g-M/jvY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FC| |6vJth
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（10）for good 永远 ^4'!B
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Fs(S!;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @`8a 3sL)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @*- 6DG-f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [N}QCy
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 25j\p { *
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lC ,~_Yb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +Z86Qz_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b`,Sd.2=('
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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 UI%4d3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !(viXV5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3K/ 'K[~
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。 ,"{e$|iY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0IA' 5)
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