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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. } Oq P`B
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :rU,7`sE/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6@VgLa ,
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。 -br): }f
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fizL_`uMqb
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. iEx4va-j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &bigLe
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（4） cook up 虚构 H@te!EE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i !*8@:VI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X2E=2tXl`7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3 TRG] 5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 0 _N.s5~N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f#\Nz>tOhE
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. A*{CT>
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。 h!7Lvh`o
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s &f\gp1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w8bvqTQ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y[s}?Xu]w#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !xU[BCbfYV
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w3&L 6|,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }1 j'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %Iiu#- 'B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "-P z2QJY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 J(SGa Hm@
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（10）for good 永远 U_RWqKL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "y60YYn-#J
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dsg-;*%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [{:
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z 3{Cp:Mn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 V{ fG ~19
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >uYU_/y$2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j_h0 hm]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7ns ovWp
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^b4i9n,t1
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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 xz~Y
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ay#f\P!1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l&5Tft
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rM?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [NV/*>"j&
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。 ";/ogFi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DS_0p|2
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