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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i7[CqObzc
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y^ gazr"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %8T:r S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n NI V(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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（4） cook up 虚构 "9 -duDg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =De%]]>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B(mxW8y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m%$z&<!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SPIYB/C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~$f +]7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u!%]?MSc
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. j$#pG
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 }}?L'Vby
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 XQ<2(}]4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^\cB&<h
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `"M=Z Vk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }Xs=x 6Mj
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +|Q8P?YD_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UUv&X+ Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 ]}F_nc2L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. : gb7Py'C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 au5 74tj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A75IG4]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Gw 3|"14
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E$f.&<>T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }MrR svN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G F,/<R #
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kwK<?\D
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 I2%{6g@
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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 +|Xx=1_?BK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u Fb&WIo1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 SwG:?T!"}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. { Rjj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 'wLQ9o%=p|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z|uUE
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。 ~0|Hw.OK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 a~7 `;Ar
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