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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (v}4,'dS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 txik{' :
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i:60|ngK
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。 .$] -::&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (vFO'jtcB-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Y / I32@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <DZ$"t
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ay0.D FL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z(I=K BI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B [s
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w:+&i|H >
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d_ 7hh
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \}71p zw(
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. L;-V Yo#
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。 an2 Yluc;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dh_c`{9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^[6el_mj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ..7 " <"uH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 GH \
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =O3)tm;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :-Ml?:0_X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .(99f#2M:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d7S?"JpV
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（10）for good 永远 #$
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `|2g &Vn
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 14DhJUV"b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]\y]8v5(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (H8JV1J
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Mc&Fj1h5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *-*SCA`E^=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [RF 6mWQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !t+ 3DMPn
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4]#$YehM5
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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 5^K\<+{~B
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cn Oh j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y? $
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'Y.6 sB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bct8~dY
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。 RO@=&3s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /+1(,S
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