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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f?b"i A(6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %S I'BJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d3Rw!slIq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2tLJU Z1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hcc/=_hA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1}37Q&2
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（4） cook up 虚构 U&xUfBDt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. __@BUK{ q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @KA4N`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]~%6JJN7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ExM,g ' 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a> )f=uS
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. P_dJZ((X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 CNIsZ v@Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?}7p"3j'z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2[CdZ(k]5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <ih[TtZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }`"6aM
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FN; ^"H
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（10）for good 永远 ET LD$=iS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o Rzi> rr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {iLT/ i%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !Uc T RI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O~QB!<Q+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `XB
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $g7<Y*t[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !a<ng&H^U
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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 *#Wdc O `-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @ A 5?3(e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1QJL .
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B UR*n;V`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '7@R7w!E4H
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。 HKr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %[yJ4WL
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