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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /]`@.mZ9:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >38>R0k35
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |R9Lben',
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zgAU5cw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (Gm Bv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^ j\LB23
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（4） cook up 虚构 *9j'@2!M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. z)3TB&;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L"bJ#0m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |owr?tC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a4,V(Hlm
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &ys>z<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. Q>{$Aqc,e
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 c| ?(>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t$! zgUJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nONuw;K
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z Ts*Y,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y74Q (
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^@^8iZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 40kAGs>_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. i6if\B
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（10）for good 永远 I0 }.!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ukR0 E4p
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U<j5s\Y,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JH . XZM&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P)Adb~r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W;OGdAa_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _EMI%P& s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g Q\.|'%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xvTtA61Vp
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Z@Rm^g]o
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。 .RxT z9(
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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 6F (z6_<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0>|q[ SC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wsQnjT>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *?m)VvR> |
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "|3I |#s
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。 px;~20$e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tyR?A>F4
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