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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %,UPJn
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N#ioJ^}n:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eQDX:b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6.c^u5;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z?G&.# :
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0-d>I@j
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（4） cook up 虚构 M(Zc^P}N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {38bv. 3'
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -{jdn%Y7CK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~E5z"o6$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. DAO]uh{6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *rh,"Zo
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 '{b1!nC;
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. vbG]mMJ
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。 ~AB*]Us
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s1j{x&OSq
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [wnDHy6W
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]9 w76Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [g|Y7.j8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9pKGr@ &
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =/0=$\Ws
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（10）for good 永远 4=8QZf0\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2{|$T2?e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gb|Q%LS9R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /iaf ^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #'baPqdO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #KlCZ~s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 YX*x&5]lq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !D^c3d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `{v?6:G:Q
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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]{1^pKq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (5 L-G{4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B=f,QU
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~Ou1WnmO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x Gk6n4Gg
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 O*6n$dUj3
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。 2 S[-$9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nuQ ]8 - ,
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