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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U *go}dt"5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ka<J*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0s RcA -9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jdx T662q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Dv&K3^~Rfb
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（4） cook up 虚构 rj4R/{h
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {kr14 l*2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ff~1>=^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LC\U6J't1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z9Z\2t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !0F+qzGG7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *d PbV.HCl
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. 81w"*G5AM
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。 _KkP{g ,Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 usC$NVdm
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. '}"&JO~vPj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G.PRPl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'K#ndCGJ$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f[ia0w5 m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 mkl^2V13~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1I)oT -~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NB+/S ;`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. sRqecG(n
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 tBX71d
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B-PX/Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /'b7 q y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 o$rF-?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Lj3Pp$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 \Pcn D$L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dC|6z/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5pK
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GR4DxlX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 sx}S,aIU
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。 ! &NrbiuN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e uVj,m
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