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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ) 3EY;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `d}2O%P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ukyZes8o K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h S&R( m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. + cN8Y}V
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .a Q \jA
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（4） cook up 虚构 2P0*NQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F={a;Dvrn
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 } o`76r DN
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H G^'I+Yn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vXje^>_6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~Mxvq9vaD
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. VMWf>ZU
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4,DeHJjAlE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uVrd i? 3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. < RL]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (9dl(QS d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zTU0HR3A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y76gJ[y jn
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（10）for good 永远 +6+i!S ip
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eJ-nKkg~a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sfl<qD+?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \'O"~W
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )Pv%#P-<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6Z"X}L,*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }N52$L0[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 m)v &v6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'm$L Ij?@
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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 l.M0` Cn-%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U 6)#}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 scV5P Uq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^U/O !GK
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $[ *w" iQ
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。 0w7DsPdS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 oQJtUP%
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