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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X;v/$=-mz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Xl2Fgg}#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ToCB*GlL
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 :!N 5daK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Zdl Z,vK^.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _V1O =iu-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 b@Ik
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \ QBODJ1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 un6 grvxr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {LbcG^k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 g>_6O[;t%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `T {{wty
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. `w@fxv
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 X{9D fgW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VDx=Tsu-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nDkyo>t .
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %QVX1\>]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %8yfF rk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f&js,NU"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )2g\GRg6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6QLWF @
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <) uUAh
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hc"+6 xc
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（10）for good 永远 ]N:SB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /$! / F@^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6sRn_y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 p=coOWOQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ii?<L z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 8,a&i:C
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9<.FwV >
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,1Suq\
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c;&m}ImLe.
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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 G+=eu K2]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. go|/I&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I+!w9o2nZ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '8 1M%K O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =xSFKu*
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。 ^Gq4Yr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2rB$&>}T
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