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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. . iwZ*b{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %)(Cp-b!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oBQm05x"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BS 1Ap
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nH-V{=**
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ,,4
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（4） cook up 虚构 r@G#[.*A>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MXtkP1A `
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2 ?q (cpsN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 na+d;h*~y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 mN_Z7n;^eh
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. E%N2k|%8d_
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。 5@ ~|*g[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /8'S1!zc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {Qu"%h.Al
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "Zv~QwC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5*g]qJF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \*t~==WB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V~IIY B7
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（10）for good 永远 3>M&D20Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6 A
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Gbpw5n; e
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 26?W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #18 FA|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -_OS%ARa
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 YIhm$A"z0"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uP $ Cj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :nN1e
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ZzGahtx)Y
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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 9# 4Y1L S)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @oP_;G
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3\O|ii
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .0 )Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^[ E' 1$D
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。 M,5j5< 7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A5:qKaAq
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