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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6gs0Vm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [XE\2Qa8e
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ({3Ap{Q}
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。 r;^%D(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VUi> ]v/e
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d&* c3F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2@N9Zk{{J
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^H0#2hFa
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e9R H [:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'NMO>[.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Zg%tN#6y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L}
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u69UUkG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R<B5<! +
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. P;`Awp?
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 43 vF(<r&f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. k Nvb>v
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 bcq&yL'D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8_VGB0~3i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Lf)J O|o
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 d#OAM;0}5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +%f6{&q$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b "aF-,M>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 r+d+gO.
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（10）for good 永远 bg!(B<!X
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x6)qs-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H:|.e)$i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3G[|4v?[<_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "=w:LRw
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "IB36/9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LZb<-v K"y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3%+!qm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X}xf_3N
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wH$qj'G4CN
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。
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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 x`c 7*q%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Lk !m1J5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }L(ZLt8Q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y0T ad?iC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rFGPS%STS
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。 R `Fgne$4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SXP(C^?C
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