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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E(/ sXji!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S2}Z&X(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZV #$Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 n'3u ] ~7^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V(I7*_ZFl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @$ ftG
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（4） cook up 虚构 a],h<wGEx
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d "!yD/RD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _jD S"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %ph"PR/t?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4zX=3iBt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q%M_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :R3P 58>
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. uA^hCh-js
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。 wEK%T P4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `+fk`5Y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p Dm K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 FRS28D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6ZTaQPtm
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zr9 d&|$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vh{9'vd3el
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a.CF9m5]c
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c G*(C
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（10）for good 永远 3~:0?Zuq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t, 1in4sN
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "kU> ~~y,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 G#'Q~N
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?Oq zd$-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QjqBO+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ki`8(u6l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H)`@2~Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J2'W =r_#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,y {0bq9*2
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。 _o&94 &
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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 6SV7\,2M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~JAjr(G#o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P6:;Y5e0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :b <KX%g
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 % mJ~F*Dy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q[Vi[b^F
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。 }2h't.Z<u
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wy YtpW
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