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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. > b9nc\~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "";[U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W+N9~ .q\^
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。 #lDf8G|ST~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \z 'A6@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. []B9Me
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1HOYp*{#wP
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（4） cook up 虚构 zzmZ`Ya
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. VK)1/b=yT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 UykOQ-2-n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3u]#Ra~5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fu3~W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,= o)R,[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %J)n#\
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. d#~^)r
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。 Oa7x(wS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 - )
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. CZE!rpl
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 v,6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 MZ" yjQ A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %N}O Mc.W
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yVds2J'w-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qm30,$\c`~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `>M;f%s
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（10）for good 永远 b'i-/l$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B<)c{kj
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 oy+ `` W~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BGAqg=nDV
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QEd>T"@g
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 'C=8. P?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }9Y d[`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QP+zGXd}(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9G)Sjn`AQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GL4-v[]6I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a`SQcNBf*
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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 +RIG8w]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ziFg+i%s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ym* ,X@Qg^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (#zSVtZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n<Vq@=9A E
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。 |Ld/{&Q r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B(}u:[
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