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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. < 1uZa
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7S}_F^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0*f)=Q'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 `{dm;j5/y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XD.)Dl8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E*]bgD7V
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（4） cook up 虚构 Xu%'Z".>:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MF5 [lK9e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wB.&}p9p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k?+?v?I
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .yz}RO mN^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E=nIRG|g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &L=suD e
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. As'=tIro
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。 YNQY4\(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \W~ N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E|iQc8gr&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 F(>Np2oi6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 LY%WD%pL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 45@^L's
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e|"WQ>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y3Yz)T}UkS
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（10）for good 永远 VK m&iidU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '=b/6@&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {*G9|#[/@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q'=x|K#xj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dYJ(!V&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 os=e| vkB*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u_oaebOrpP
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k\5c|Wq|g
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 La`N PY_:>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "~sW"n(F_
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。 >*35C`^
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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 0X6YdW _2X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +^6 0T$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ TM%| '^)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =$' 6(aDH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f6hnTbJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &. " iFe
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。 $V -~Bu-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M ?1Y,5
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