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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ru#,pJ=O(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *->2$ uWP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. U$+EUDFi3_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 nBw4YDR!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jdz]+Q`jq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4D+S\S0bk
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（4） cook up 虚构 a"7zz]XO2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |>_e& }Y%L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @r7ekyO8)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }8
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L'(ei7 Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 in}d(%3h
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 'W'[' TV
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 gY!+x=cx0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -|F(qf
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X#v6v)c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0iS"V^aH
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 M N-j$-y}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dgbq Mu"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d WKjVf
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Hs9; &C
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（10）for good 永远 IOL5p*:gz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hCpX# rg?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 oGIh:n7 q+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P5?M"j0/^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YRU1^=v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fx74h{3u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]h3{M Tr/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b79z<D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. TyG sSc
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 $bo,m2)
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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 PR+L6DT_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. oS0rP'V^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =w,cdU*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rCH? R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %^qf0d*
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。 7g% .:H =
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 35}]U=
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