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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \WZ00Y,*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tp0^%!*9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qKWkgackP
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。 {zg}KiNDZd
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iaPY>EP1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6idYz"P %
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 NEK;'" ~
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（4） cook up 虚构 O Z7MpQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~omX(kPzK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^yBx.GrQc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LeO5BmwH R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }.e*=/"MB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^>]p4Q3 6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u6|7P<HUfb
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. "esV#%:#J
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。 iUSs) []H>
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hX[hR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]l&_Pv!!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 jQ`cfE$sV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S* <: He&1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oBIKt S*L
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~9x$tb x-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UG1^G07s
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u* PN1E
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（10）for good 永远 $'kIo*cZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $ g#%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Soq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @XB/9!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B&<Z#C:I
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8<IO X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;Wb
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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. t[0gN:s
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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 W!+5}\?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z) Bc91A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =[vT=sHz7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 lwjg57
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u'P@3'P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Hz+edM UL
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。 7pr@aA"vgj
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $40tAes9
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