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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8ba*:sb
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8>(DQ"h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zm9_[0
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uV'w0` $y
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（4） cook up 虚构 tG"lI/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $S(q;Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 rQ!X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p#T^o]+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c~=y D:$
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. 0s%r d>3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K7
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. i)[8 dv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 LmA I vEr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1X45~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $sTvXf:g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kl90w
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（10）for good 永远 /t<C_lLM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9 }TQ u0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ncy? w
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aRh1Q=^@(4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6IQkP9P(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JL7"}^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Gf|qc>j.b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nG dEJ
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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 4)4E/q/5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1hT!~'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6 }>:sr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9 j 6
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。 DwL4? !E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2\: z
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