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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s)}C&T$Y.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _ W $4Qn+f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "Li"NxObCA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 uoF9&j5E@Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. . uh P (
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 n#4Ra+dD
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（4） cook up 虚构 #SO9e.yhI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <h( t W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 z7NaW e
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +YP,LDJ!v
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,<%],-Lt[
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. O<fbO 7.-
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。 &QvWT+]c'0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4PNl3N3,n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y6$5meh.T
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 iMF:~H-Yq#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z 55P~p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H1+G:TM
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pm^[ve
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zg[ksny
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（10）for good 永远 >*EcX 3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. - v`;^X
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Bisht%]^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^lf)9 `^U
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s2q#D.f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ZVViu4]?y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^ *RmT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q_JES4ofx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j`(o\Fd )
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N n+leM
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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 c/b} 39X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BJ1txdxvS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jf@#&%AC9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )/UPDdO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 VcA87*pel
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Sky!ZN'I
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。 Xrc0RWXB8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 xrp%b1Sy
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