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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0x]W W|se*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 maR5hgWCHe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. j ^'op|l
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。 /K<.$B8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LU4 k/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }hd:avze
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `8rI nfV
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（4） cook up 虚构 rYYAZ(\8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j[< }l&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bI?YNt,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1rmK#ld"=Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vkQkU,q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =UW!
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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. 46cd5SLK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lYq4f|5H}m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z U^dLN- N
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2p o>%Cp
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1^4z/<ZWm
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 nR1QS_@{L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U*s QYt<?g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9O nH3
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（10）for good 永远 g:sn/Zug]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6*n<emP
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SuU_psF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 DZI:zsf;5Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |3A/Og
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Rr|&~ %#z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {:;59 9l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wtY*{m2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (u gB3o
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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 (79y!&9p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?Q ]{P]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Gx]J6Z8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H8g1S MT
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。 EGZ F@#N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 K5fL{2V?
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