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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |$$gj[+^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .uu[f2.N+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P F#X8+ &J
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。 (`` EBEn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bf~gWzA
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m(~5X0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \W"N{N
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（4） cook up 虚构 Gp}:U>V)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #;4afj:2g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e|ChCvk
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Mi|PhDXMh
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *- KgU'u?
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. O ' 5xPJ
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。 6\8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ww8C}2g 3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "rV-D1Dki
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6EHYIN^D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !/1aot^(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _;o)MTw|'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a4 zq`n|3U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 R`)^ eqB
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（10）for good 永远 'X()|{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .X D.'S
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 RnvPqNs
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c ilo8x`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B%~hVpm,eM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W%3<"'eP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ts+S>$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |4=Du -e
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Q]Kc< [E
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J}$St|1 y
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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 { 8!\aYI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jH 4,-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .ZV-]jgr
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AW;ncx;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mes/gqrJ1I
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。 V30Om3C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,YEwz3$5u
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