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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HB\< nK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;-~ Wfh+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8 iB1a6TlL
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。 _:x/\ 8P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y-cRqIM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W( E!:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f]^( |*6
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]7^OTrZ N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %0YwaxXPn7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RnPJ,Z5s&&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -_[n2\|we)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dB ?+-aE
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q1 mz~r
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. d!{,[8&
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。 & [`p qX
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :O-Y 67>&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \om$%FUP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~ P
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K||9m +
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E)H:
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $xNM ^O
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（10）for good 永远 v*7}ux8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (/1 4)" Sk
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UpL?6)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 UBs'3M
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i64 a]=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cx_ FtD
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JOS,>;;F4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dqwAQ-x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T~J6(,"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fWhw I+
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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 6QkdH7Qf=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;:,hdFap
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k(+ EY %
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v!27q*;8H
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。 7tP?([o%F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8VQJUwf;
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