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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;$0)k(c9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 GfG!CG^ %
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z }t{bm
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 F74^HQ*J
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wM2[i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GadZ!_.f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s}O9[_v
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（4） cook up 虚构 Fq-A vU
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. McXid~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 IM^K]$q$47
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X} -) io
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <8'-azpJ6<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t+2!"Jr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F5Xj}`}bq
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. OJ /l}_a
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。 03{pxI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S<-e/`p=H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. figCeJ!W4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 q@"0(Oj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "IvFkS=*Q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `Tt;)D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )J['0DUrZK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l<89[{9o
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FA+'E
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（10）for good 永远 Zeeixg-1<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. np JyVh47
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )PU_'n=>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ` !JcQ' u
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2brxV'tk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |#)S`Ua1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %]iDhXL r
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g aq"+@fH
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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 Pf 4b/w/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wB~5&:]jr
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 qi& ;2Yv
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C.& R,$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Rl%?c5U/$
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。 : }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。 x9U(,x6r
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