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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1omvE9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W_\L_)^X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J ~3T8e#
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。 (Fzh1#
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（3）clown around 胡闹 `HG 19_Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4QAIQQ S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 k!=GNR RZE
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（4） cook up 虚构 X'7S|J6s
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jHH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |HG b.^f?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Us,[x Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 JjLyV`DJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "jO3Y/>S
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}j:b
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。 sLdUrD%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `l 2<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Sn2Ds)Pfx3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 qMES<UL>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xeM':hD.o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. IXvz&4VD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =8p+-8M[d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KM}4^Q c
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )]>G,.9C}
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（10）for good 永远 '$h @
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D4Y!,7WEVt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 nP\V1pgA
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (S sH uNt.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $dTf vd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9id~NNr7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Eqmv`Z
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'SU9NQS
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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 ]Uu(OI<)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fE%[j?[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \W`} L
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z[\W\g*|ri
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 FW)^O%2s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '!^E92
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。 N _~KZQ11^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q"+ q
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