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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h"`ucC8X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v. %R}Pa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a5 *2h{i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :iFIQpk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^
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（4） cook up 虚构 L}GC<D:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H&F9J ^rC
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 A01AlK_B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z:ni$7<.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8iW;y2qF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -r#X~2tPzD
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rxr{/8%f%
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. M@h|bN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u7bLZU 0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tcI}Ca>u
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 'jmTXWq*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m1n.g4Z&*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }>)@WL:q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ( &&4J{`W9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 J%V-Q>L
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（10）for good 永远 dp++%:j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n$U#:aQ E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0~HKiH-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. KQcs3F@t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 J\J?yo 6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7uT:b!^f[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a UxGzMZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #BJG9DFP4`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p >vn7;s2#
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。 T_X6Ulp
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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 e2z h&j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'D 6T8B4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 76V
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xBUya4w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *4U^0e
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。 Jo$G,Q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dw=gs{8 D
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