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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bzZ>lyH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3Q By\1h.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. HU ;#XU1
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。 !mJo'K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qu |i;WZE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,h]o >
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 g"_C,XN
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（4） cook up 虚构 HMGB >
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Shr,#wwM`B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {zLhiUH
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3ec`Wa
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 R^#@lI~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <|B1wa:|
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. 'lz "2@4{
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。 kOL'|GgK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Cby;? F6w
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B%s7bS
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 s1N?/>lmB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0&+k.Vg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9xI GV!
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 'tgKe!-@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Guw}=l--YR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )cJ#-M2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }_'IE1bA
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（10）for good 永远 / ~ %KVe
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `>C<}xO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2x]>l?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8 IQtz2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A7_4 .VH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZP\M9Ja
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C4$:mJ>y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {Ro2ouQ!V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1T&Rc4$Sn7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b}^S.;vNj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d*8 $>GA
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 @$^bMIj@W
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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 o G*5f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G3P &{.v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &)wiKh "$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I=)hWC/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2&mGT&HAVA
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x&sI=5l
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。 S{t +>/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `>Tu|3%\
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