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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M5N #xgR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X]=8Oa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RxVZn""
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N%)q.'M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RP k'1nD
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %Y9CZRY 9
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（4） cook up 虚构 &7r a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :4r*Jju<V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !&5*H06
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 :BB=E'293
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vdot .
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 g |tclBx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~_ wSB[z
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. B#3Q 4c$
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 FbXur- et^
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N@^:IfJ+=
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,E"n 7*6mr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 'LR|DS[Ne
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v4XEp
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ClNuO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h05<1>?|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 20I/E n
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（10）for good 永远 ` }B,w-,io
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ')Y1c O
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (O& HCT|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yR"mRy1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %AmyT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DVDzYR**4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $#(j2sL1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o'8nQ
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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 9_ZGb"(Lj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \ _?d?:#RD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %p qB/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zay%QNsb
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L~RFI&b
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。 <j3|Mh_(I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }daU/
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