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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g "!\\:M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D\T!4q'Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fjDpwb:x)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $)e:8jS=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N^elVu4 K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }Pg'
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（4） cook up 虚构 n*qN 29sx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s5Fr)q// !
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6|;0ax4:P
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {u 30r c"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J35l7HH
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U= o Z.\
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. U
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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。 d7bjbJwu
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W<gD6+=8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?2~U2Ir]:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 NFoZ4R1gy
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !5;t#4=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BpXEK.Xw
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Nz]aaoO4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >7FSH"8[,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >1XL;)IL>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;2W2MZ!TF
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（10）for good 永远 Fi{mr*}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Pt3[|4L
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y<ElJ>A2I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2<.Vv\
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n^Au*'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 er\:U0fr#@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [xS5z1;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H5 ^Y->
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wG6FS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hd=j56P5P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0-
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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 |x[$3R1@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7#/|VQX<A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $@4e(Zrmo
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Lj-{t% }
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 jM[f[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mc56L[
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。 u p7 x)w:
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )da:&F -
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