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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o8:K6y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +TzF*Np
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AxaabS$\
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。 0hKF)b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KfU4#2}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O IF0X!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q0K4_iN)&
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~a KxwH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p9k' .H^:_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X(Gp3lG
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A L|F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <U(wLG'XS
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. m[6?v;w
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hiT&QJB` _
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8?l/ x
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Sv#S_jh
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 eN,6p '&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,S V34+(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $R&K-;D/8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ORDVyb_x
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B'}pZOa[Wb
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（10）for good 永远 ]yAOKmS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^l8&y;-T
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 nBg
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8M6wc394
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a<C J#B2K
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Va-.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E'^$~h$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2<TpNGXM_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Xo
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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 2}kJN8\F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. de,4M s!%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Fg^Z g\X3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Tw@:sWC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 VZCCMh-
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。 mM\jU5P:^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A ?ij
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