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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VVAc bAGJ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :x[()J~N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ezL1,GT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hx;kNcPbI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XC~"T6F
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（4） cook up 虚构 3{~(_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Spx%`O<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fU
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c CDT27 @
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |5dNJF8;Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @{fwM;me]P
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*0K-h
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。 0{ B<A^Bf
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BI-'&kPk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. i}C%8} %
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ReM]I<WuY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v9r .w-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A'~mJO/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [o(!/38"@=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D=3Z] 'A
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（10）for good 永远 |y0k}ed
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tw<Oy^ i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s:xJ }Ll
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ke;=Vg|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <Fx%P:d
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W<#!H e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 S& IW]ffK
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xYv;l\20.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. e_3jyA@ v
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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 yl@ Nyu
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eXnSH$uI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '-N 5F
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。 H?Sv6W.~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O:rf DO
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