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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Zo0&<QWj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7GP?;P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p[o2F5 T2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 g(5s{njL
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v}_$9&|S
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（4） cook up 虚构 B)-S@.u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _+;x 4K;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _&z>Id`w
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Xl aNR+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NFSPw` f
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. +.R-a+y3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ji8 Rd"S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YG8oy!Zl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sooh yK8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 m,KY_1%M
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _YJw F1e+M
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（10）for good 永远 4J_%quxO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B';Ob
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _SaK]7}m!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f/B--j q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oN$ZZk
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xki"'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \\qg2yI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }';&0p2Z
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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 =FbfV *K 9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F"=MU8
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =<05PB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K9 q~Vf
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。 l 3K8{HY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _D9=-^
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