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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ucC' SS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u+vUv~4A6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. IqmoWn3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Y+#Vz IZw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pD%Pg5p`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 v`pIovn
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（4） cook up 虚构 HrQft1~N
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m]:|j[!*M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?i7}d@636
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ucz`^}+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PWThm ooP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L+y90 T6?
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. C e1^S[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Zo|# ,AdE>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3 ]}wZY0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Kr|9?? `0E
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Vi 1=
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x*uQBNf=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8yV?l7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. oh e0}~)V
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（10）for good 永远 ^X/[x]UOT@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E)w^od wMU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 INj2B@_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "]C$"J R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]%VR Nm
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *^q%b / f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c>%+y+b{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +WYX j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `Al( AT(p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3jB5F0^r1
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 t)Mi,ljY[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4 <`'?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 * u4h+ P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <Prz>qL$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pIy+3 &\e;
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。 !!4` #Z0+#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ' s6SKjZS
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