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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A3C<9wXx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +qzsC/y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R0oP##]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FjkE^o>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D' uz H|z8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .!nFy`
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]%>;R^HY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,lL0'$k~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Rjm5{aa-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M# F;eK2pf
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 UL"Jwq D
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q'$aFl' NR
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. q;>' jHh
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 G 78rpp
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 //V?rs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |_!xA/_U'T
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0($MN]oZa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u rXM}^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zx;x@";p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8M(N
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（10）for good 永远 S\g8(\u
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IE'OK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Z#"6& kv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j_p.KF'[?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q$V xm+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :q^g+Bu=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. > {npg2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3lA<{m;V
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k{"~G#GwP
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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 /$I&D}uR`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _%Mu{Ni&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q'q'v
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9OXrz}8C
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。 sh nfH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IExQ }I
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