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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x=-dv8N?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pO]{Y?X:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e !V3 /*F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *x H j*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =AaTn::e/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }ACWSk WK
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（4） cook up 虚构 KWuc*!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Eo
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {7EnM1]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wY$'KmNW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T2EQQFs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [\i0@
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. S"-q*!AhK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dP[vXhc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0EWov~Y?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Q4~ /Tl ;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [E q7!_ 3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |A .U~P):
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +-%&,> R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. VIIBw
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（10）for good 永远 "6^~-` O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (w1M\yodV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ; JpsRf!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >JSk/ ]"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HACY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p* '%<3ml
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3bWYRW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 /5**2Kgv1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J&hzr t
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ,Wbr;
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'R-Ly^:Qd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g$^:2MT"aQ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NA :_yA"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _ ^2\/@
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。 E%.w6-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 " Y1]6
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