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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y7}~T!UyfF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1 *eWvYo1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B4M'Er{v
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XH_ qA[=c]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `qYc#_ELv
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（4） cook up 虚构 \sXm Mc
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fu7[8R" {
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }!J/ 9WKgU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ./5MsHfbxt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s3fG X|;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;*85'WcS
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. _tg3 %X]
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。 aV0;WH_3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 EZNB`gO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :Q%yW%St$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I?xhak1)lu
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 KTS7)2ci
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F\$}8,9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )-6[ Bw
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（10）for good 永远 ,\">o vV33
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )7 BNzj"~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 VE+p&0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 v+,
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U1@ P/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @zpHem dB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WW
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Szob_IEq,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;R-Q,aCM}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~s^6Q#Z9|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :Y&W)V-
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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 Ymh2qGcj]8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |x~ei_x7.p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~ 8qFM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >w' ?DV>u|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 GVPEene
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 T"jDq1C/,E
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。 R yIaT
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CX (yrP6;
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