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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g*\v}6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ! Dhfr{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eQ4B5B%j/x
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rUJ SzLy
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（4） cook up 虚构 GO&R R }
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Iclan\q#y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WA)lk>(+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2{Lc^6i(t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 LVz%$Cq,0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 22H=!.DJ
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. S7\jR%p b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iJ~iJ'vf
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. TBLk+AR
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pRyS8'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5w -G]b
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KfI$'F
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（10）for good 永远 . LVOaxT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -2m Ogv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %nK 15(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S7~l%G>]b
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5=;I| l,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `J;/=tf09
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d3q/mg 5a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4pHPf<6
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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 ;|e 0{Jrz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I<o4 l[--
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .J!
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q $,kB<M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0}3'h#33=
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。 %QcG^R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \< +47+
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