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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _H-Fm$Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d/a wQXKe7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P0U&+^W"9
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 4ElS_u^cP7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 'pO-h,{TS
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &J D^\+7U:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qz_4Ms<o
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（4） cook up 虚构 kuq&; uk$Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 06v'!M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xsN OjHk
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jj]| }G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 & PFq (4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q'IMt7}
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. JSaF7(a =
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cIK4sOTJ&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <7zz " R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 $vn )(zn+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Bgp%hK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 w'7J`n: {]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |`fuu2W!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c0w1
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（10）for good 永远 "9N;&^ I
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gA3f@7}d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S@y?E}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {A5$8)nl|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 09 { s'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,DEcCHr,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 563ExibH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QjYw^[o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v yt|x 5
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 L|;sB=$'{
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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 FP Pl^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P^U.VXY}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /;! I.|j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Xn>>hzj-x?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @2hOy@V
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。 {.DY \;Q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 bqaj~:}@
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