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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9n".Q-V;k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fbW#6:Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Wuji'sxTs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \RTX fe-`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W;wu2 '
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nHL(v
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #1f8A5<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #EU x1II
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /F @a@m|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. W?auY_+P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @AkD-}^[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [P W*|U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kv3jbSKCT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y#;@~S1W
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 V?Zvu9b&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "Mmvf'N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /!0{9F<
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（10）for good 永远 |"a%S,I'
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )<jT;cT!&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 enJE#4Z5&s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (@?PN+68|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ojd/%@+u+Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R|AG N*.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O ijG@bI8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %@jv\J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Iih~rWJ
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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 E8Wgm
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )f0t"lk
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5f BW#6N/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z|SLH<~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +x0-hRD
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)gMf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pOi p$Z
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