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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u9zEhfg8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S[ln||{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1X pG7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8%ea(|Wjg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (& UQ^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 js..k*j
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（4） cook up 虚构 6^l|/\ Y{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9> 6DA^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L GdM40
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9Gc4mwu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~9 [O'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *t%Z'IA
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. [` 4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?l9j]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -Is;cbfLj/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8 v }B-cS
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [. Db56
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 {)jTq? ?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {Z,_/@}N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .C*mDi)wZ
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（10）for good 永远 [o"<DP6w
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *671MJ 9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2z9s$ tp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "P9(k>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HSk_'g(\0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x fa-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )GYnQoV4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @ tvz9N
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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 `FGYc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {sfA$ d0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8<)ZpB,7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @V&c=8) 8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5%%e$o+
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。 rJ)j./c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Zz1nXUZ
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