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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DSET!F;PG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )+cP8$n6L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. | L fH,6
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。 H;IG\k6C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (* "R"Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0v',+-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &XgB-}^:
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（4） cook up 虚构 Fwho.R-.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. - Z6ot{%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u49/LtB\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. roL~ r`f`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H#wn3O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6 !b9 6bV
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. 6,s@>8n
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。 \ zgRz O'N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 52-^HV
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W%~ S~wx
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "C}nS=]8m
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ::adT=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d!w32Y,.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #i:p,5~")
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（10）for good 永远 yUEU IPL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {b]WLBy
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ak>RLD25_
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Rn-L:o@?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iFga==rw
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }5DyNfZ]+0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (Rs <'1+>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O^sgUT1O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p &Xb Xg-
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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 ) `;?%N\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. M#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8!:4m"Y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nLo:\I(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~_^nWT*BV
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。 b/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 HHg=:>L z
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