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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P1TTaY u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $dt*
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. **9[e[(X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >]\oVG
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]Ah<kq2sk
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 IU}g[O Cu
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（4） cook up 虚构 QA!' p1{#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #{bT=:3a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @DR?^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ap|V}j C
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [ dVRV m0N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 8+_e= _3R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P'5Q}7
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. :bp8 S@
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。 F,GG>(6c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g7LS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P<xCg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9; pD0h|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +-:G+9L@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8bEii1EM
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y5 Z<uD
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（10）for good 永远 klC4 8l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V)r6bb {^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [E%O v0O C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :,dO7dJi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w8AHs/'r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ? xuhN
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. oopACE>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2= 6}! Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "NamP\hj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 3i'L5f67
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. T.sib& R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *L3>:],7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a+TlZE>8
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。 "-'w,g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G H
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