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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )J 0' We
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wsM5T B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K2&pTA~OR
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（4） cook up 虚构 srUpG&Bcx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K{ N#^L!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qUCiB}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. GeE|&popO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k*M1m'1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .a$][Jny
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. Jyvc(~x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ry,jPw 5<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \s [Uq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F`f#gpQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e%"L79Of6)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lepgmQ| oY
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（10）for good 永远 X=-pNwO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |Z z3X
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C% l~qf1n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Rom|Bq o;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B2VUH..am
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #AE'arT<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9MVW~ V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W&)O i ZN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t[%9z6t
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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 R|Y)ow51
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yjc:+Y{5'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 VMsAT3^w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J=5G<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x-Yt@}6mvl
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。 @:X~^K .
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p\~ l PXK
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