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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,i >`Urd
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5pQpzn =
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `fv5U%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fG0 ?"x@>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gZ @ +62
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J8ni}\f
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（4） cook up 虚构 fdl.3~.C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c (Q@5@1y:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I8xdE(o8+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ( t&RFzE?G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 K_i|cYGV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ImXYI7PL
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
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。 1%Xh[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U>S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4X kI? l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k^5Lv #Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /\m t Ca.O
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jJ$\ WUQ.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 QiK>]xJ'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zdN[Uc+1Bd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b:==:d:0s
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 0 Q TI;3
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（10）for good 永远 0|&@)`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @MSmg3 &
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lQ 8hY$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;1k& }v&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E&U_1D9=L<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "O34 E?ql.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \|=6<ZY:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oe<i\uX8z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Fh #QS'[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7l *
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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。 TgiZ
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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 ! M^O\C)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Tmzbh 9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ">}6i9o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JR!-1tn c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5B=uvp|Y
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。 tZ_ '>7)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Fp\ ;j\pfw
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