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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )_|;h2I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (sXR@Ce$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Vd VUYp
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。 x }8 U\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w;LIP!T#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Jj_ t0"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 O,&nCxB]
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（4） cook up 虚构 xXCSaBS~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :r{;'[38
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *~t&Ux#hj
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CSUXa8u7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'Mfn:n+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {hS9FdWA;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {z4v_[-2CF
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. yo#aX^v~y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 r 34q9NFT5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )2Ru}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 BrWo/1b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. XM9 }ax
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 oi@hZniP?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O}Ipg[h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xnBU)#<]S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9`A}-YA !
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（10）for good 永远 tAI<[M@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D 7 D:?VoR
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {Qe 7/ln!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %Sgdhgk1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !\)9fOLs
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 TVk C pO,H
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sPu@t&$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Dd 3GdG@*~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 SuO@LroxTB
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7$z]oVbO'
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 \Ax[/J2aO
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ]r|nz~Aa$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U{8]TEv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~ AU!Gm.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }i)^?@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l8$7N=Y
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。 L .cGt"{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,%bG]5
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