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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |SC^H56+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %cMX]U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?WE#%W7U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B9pro%R1Bo
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j+A Ahn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 n;8[WR)
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（4） cook up 虚构 fCTdM+t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (&R /ns~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 R=P=?U.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y`jvza%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $j*%}x~[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 | k$^RU<OF
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. FWI<_KZ O
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。 _MQ)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o-\ K]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. . (G9mZFV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;Ak<O [
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. p`:hY`P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Yl%1e|WV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `>&V_^y+
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（10）for good 永远 -Yx'qz@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y<(q<V#0!S
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 | Qo`K%8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9TRS#iVL+*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %suSZw`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o))z8n?b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /H.w0fu&.S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !h3 $C\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ax$ashFO/!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J' c]':U
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u6^cLQO+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xUl=N
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。 r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ..BIoSrj
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