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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $gcC}tX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q[% +y.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u`Zj~ t
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D"s
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. li)shp)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >KCnmi
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（4） cook up 虚构 II}3w#r4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5m a(~5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /U,;]^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9d >AnTf&H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a L0,=g%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Xp_G9I,+
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. %@x.km3e2
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。 F */J`l
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `RL n)a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. KIHr%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QMWDII&t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m\ (crkN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }*M>gvPo
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9/I|oh_
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IO]%AL( .;
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（10）for good 永远 ;*409 P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U8R*i7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4n, >EA8 5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7xy[;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t w%z!u[a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Dt\rM SjZ9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [BzwQ 4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JUlCj #%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }D\ i1/Y
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。 k86j&
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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 Y5?OJO{h"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nH7i)!cI~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TW5Pt{X= f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f15f)P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &R;Cm]jt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y=spD^tM8
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。 s(MLBV5)w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z}&JapJ
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