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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q`AsnAzo&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #mH28UT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?3DL .U{
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。 :/->m6C`0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 py$Gy-I~[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. } ll&EB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cc v
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（4） cook up 虚构 F]OWqUV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xgOt%7sb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "4XjABJ4'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #cR5k@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4 1R~.?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X>dQK4!R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 , wk}[MF
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. n(A;:) W{
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 # wn >S<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b?k,_; \
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ca
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %m|BXyf]_B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B{#Fm6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FkMM>X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6T"5,Q</h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FkaQVT
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <a
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（10）for good 永远 g9GPy U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =j_4!^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !rx5i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "<oR.f= 0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wKW. sZ!S1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P EzT|uY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B_!S\?}$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xk^<}Ep)c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y=GDuU%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R]Fa?uQW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0Dd8c \J
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。 s$^ 2Cuhv
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 <{V{2V#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _)CCD33$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 45+kwo0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 V(G{_>>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q{hK+z`D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 & Ai +t2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?:PF;\U
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。 %AMF6l[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d.sn D)X
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