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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R]b! $6Lt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U6WG?$x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pZ+j[!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BpT"~4oV5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qj?2%mK`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Sa]Ek*
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（4） cook up 虚构 5RA< Z.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o+)A'S
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6$B'Q 30}r
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LZ& uj{ <
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 b!~TAT&8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -qn[HXq
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~%aJF s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 aG3 k4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f4]&p cK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &,u C9$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~PUsgL^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =49o U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T8q[7Zn
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :c;_a-69
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（10）for good 永远 OLFt;h
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ??TdrTS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <lx^aakk!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. , ,{6m
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R"Y?iZ ed3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jlRS:$|R0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 || gEs/6-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K50t%yu#T]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nL\Z Id
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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 qj;l,Kua
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {3 SdX
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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. )6C`&Mj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oYg/*k7EDX
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@>_1K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 iiehrK&T !
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