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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. MuzQ z.C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u =~`5vA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E1Q#@*rX>
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。 })uyq_nz
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c0&! S-4M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d >zC[]1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j8^ #698X
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（4） cook up 虚构 FBouXu #
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !lsa5w{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -Ks)1w>l
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *u,&?fCl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 I7Abf7>*Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6iEg]FI
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. >nvK{6xR:
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。 JHZjf7g$k
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q?]KZ_a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. aAn p 7\7
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .Xe_Gp"x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 368 g> /#'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7z/O#Fbs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RwrRN+&s\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z?|bs?HKS
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（10）for good 永远 #(+V&< K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -* J !Ws(9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e?O$`lf
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -3b_}by
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .V UnOdI
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 eHd7fhW5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i;|I; 5tC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D,=#SBJ :Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 UFj!7gX ]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @g" vuaG}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {/aHZ<I&^h
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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 4mX?PKvbn
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I};*O6D`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yO7#n0q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :c8d([)$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 a=9Q wEZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `YMd0*
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。 BD^1V(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m"'`$ /_
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