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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. C0fA3y72
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q* 4q3B&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. czb%%:EJs|
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。 zo5.}mr+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 395o[YZx*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $ i&$ZdX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5]Ra?rF
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（4） cook up 虚构 b (yO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. FKx9$B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p%ZiTrA1&D
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "@?|Vv ,vn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a "DV`jn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 : ^s7#4%6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. vX/A9Qi,U.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #-Rz`Y<&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0C p}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F^NR qE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ZYt
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 <D dHP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7 , 13g)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9HE(*S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g"&bX4uD)
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（10）for good 永远 5p|@ )
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. } >w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (rG1_lUDu
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 D+)=bPMe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ._&lG3'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !TOi ]`vqc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f0`'
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i@CMPz-h&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Cr hi+D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /8MQqZ C
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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 e8 7-
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 05KoxFO?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |3,V%>z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {g- DM }q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B -~&6D,
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。 {?mQqoZ?.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z&w^9;30P
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