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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P}HC (S1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N 0+hejz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b -PSm=`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r0>q%eM8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N83!C=X'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 l+%Fl=Q2em
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（4） cook up 虚构 LU%#m Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c$9sF@K?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .>}BNy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0HqPyM13Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $= /rGpAk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 l bRzx4=\y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. {$;2 HbM(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 tl| ijR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C>^,*7dS
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 wb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W!t{rI7 2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rn;<HT
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /ip lU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]D O&x+Rb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. e,(a6X
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（10）for good 永远 <Z},A-\S*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J,??x0GDx,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "?35C
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9TC)
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Lbcy:E*g
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k@yh+ v5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 30s; }
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?-f,8Z|h
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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 3f"C!l]Xu
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e?b)p5g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5 Q W}nRCZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V C-d0E0
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。 => qTNh*'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 eNb pwne
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