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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Zj*kHjn"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9'qU4I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. abHW[VP9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~4YLPMGKl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f?ImQYqP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;Jn"^zT
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]<pnHh+2A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X_7cwPY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fI/ ?2ZH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _86#$|kw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p m4g),s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W;Rx(o>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Lv`*+;1 K
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. !s>AVV$;0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9(9+h]h+3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X}Ey6*D:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]%{.zl!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !J5k?J&{=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -:hiLZJ7-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B@:c 8}2.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a?zn>tx
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >q'xW=Y
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（10）for good 永远 'f#i @$|]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z/JoU je
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sHqs)@D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fp jy[$8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #U b"Ii
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *4i) aj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. O8 ; `6r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A`= ;yD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )HrFWI'Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ub0hISA
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。 !)jw o=l}J
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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 tQS j[Yl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Yy 4EM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0_}^IiG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wq[\ Fb `
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a@|/D\C
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。 C~do*rnM^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S?X2MX
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