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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b .k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3A k,M-Jp
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >Dpz0v
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。 A)En25,X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -6MgC9 ]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4-[L^1%S[
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]Ff"o7gT
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (LPMEQhI:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #Nxk3He]8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2O {@W +Mt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @FL?,_,Y{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vm)& WEL!
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. ?eT^gWX
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。 ]#N2:ych
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2%N$Y]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nBL7LocvR
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 693J?Yah[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I#Ay)+ D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B:5( sK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :(?joLA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m; {_%oQ;
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（10）for good 永远 qIK"@i[
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cD^n}'ej
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <3z]d?u
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. AJSe +1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Lm\N`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 au2 ieZZ[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T%K(opISc(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i$ )bZr\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =,KRZqz
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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 7*y_~H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J&S$ F:HM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ol:&cX3G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M(x5D;db/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Wm4@+ }
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 < i* 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。 O5{!CT$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vmL% % 7
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