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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $0SZlq>En
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 mJ>99:W+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (VAL.v*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -!>ZATL<B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Oc9>F\]_m
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（4） cook up 虚构 DB%AO:8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KdJx#Lc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Qf>Pb$c$U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B 9Q. s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. t/WnDR/fM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 zlztF$Bo
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J<#`Ia V
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. {U '&9_y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 doO
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <lmJa#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ( E}cA&{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *.]E+MYi*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >X,Ag
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;3}EB cw)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H
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（10）for good 永远 "E|r 3cN
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ru^ ONw"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L sDz V)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QcG5PV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Qi E<[QP{g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. rK QASRF5*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d 6@jEa-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #O9*$eMw
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。 k\c &2T]W
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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 )*K<;WI WH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *Iwk47J ;a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B.mbKntK)R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZE8/ m")
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。 &[ u6oAR
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R=amKLD?
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