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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $Hp.{jw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Hs[}l_gYn
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M0O>Ljo4RN
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 R(: 4s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Rr+qg t;f5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =LXvlt'Q34
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `]K,'i{ R
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（4） cook up 虚构 6RH/V:YY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. + jp|Y ?6Z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /GsSrP_?]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o*%3[HmV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *Jb_=j*)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]KsGkAG
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. )*!1bgXQ
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。 Nm jzDN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >4Iv[ D1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N\_( w:q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "3@KRb4f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XK1fHfCEa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Tv`_n2J`2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /r-8T>m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 w'd.;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GSQfg
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（10）for good 永远 )j\r,9<K+5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9#u }^t
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .SG0}8gW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #xl ZU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =Wj{]&`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. O-Dc[t %
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 gyC^K3}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -eUV`&[4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. NzAQ@E 2d:
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。 Hr8\QgD<4
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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 ^,Xa IP+[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6 0'6/3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 658\#x8|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ja?s@Y}-9s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A x f^hBP
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。 l7ZB3'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q2q| *EL
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