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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1)k))w 9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6#dx%TC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,$CZ (GQ
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 3aW4Gs<g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !M}&dW2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _Hkc<j/e~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =#1/<q)L
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（4） cook up 虚构 @Wdnc/o]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z #\
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .]8 Jeb
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t MupX-V
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =niU6Q}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~~h9yvW7&
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. &0Nd9%>
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 /@on=~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6`EyzB%.$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6 ~D:O?2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 C10A$=!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mB_ba1r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t$s)S>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Rk`c'WP0*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UIzk-.<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _*&<hAZj
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（10）for good 永远 -7\ RO%U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #r0A<+t{T
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g,x$z~zU{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g[!sGa &
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o'R_kadN[T
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K@ W~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I7]45 pF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mVk:[
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a#KxjVM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g"<k j"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \#~~,k
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 BXLhi(.s
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n j1 cqh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O+(Z`,^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y$ Fbi2A4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CYG'W FvZZ
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。 bQ_i&t\yzB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G=\rlH]N
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