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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o@@w^##
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ko-QR(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tz8t9lb[
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。 q5gP~*?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7X:hIl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,A?v,Fs>O[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7n> |D^
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（4） cook up 虚构 < |dj^.^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #[(0 tc/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #J3zTG(:@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c.6 QhE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o(nHB
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `L">"V`$Bj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "{6KZ! +0
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. T@ >6 3
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Q5T(nEA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^B6`e^ <
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `0 [fLEm
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 SJF 2k[da
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z0z)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L] a|vp
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wISzT^RS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *q[^Q'jnN
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y/!0Q6<[2Y
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 tdb4?^.s
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（10）for good 永远 u4xA'X'~R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z_!9iA:X
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^zkd{ov
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 I@c0N*(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X[Y #+z4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~JT lPU'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. > d)|r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _ q k 9o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hXBqz9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 00R %
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 hiT9H5 6 >
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 (''$' 5~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MQhYJ01i
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jeyaT^F(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8g&uE*7N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _GRv
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。 7?*~oVZW
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r] xd hR5
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