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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G?QU|<mj<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {;j@-=pV
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }c- tvK1g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 d( +E0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m1(cN%DBd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7]6HXR @
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（4） cook up 虚构 sT" h)I)]*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Pw_[ { LL
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1F_ 1bAh$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p$A` qx<M_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jboQ)NxT!,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U<lCK!85[
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4$ <-3IP,
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。 I+^B] @"
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >f*[U/{ K
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "x$RTuWA9
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 HN *w(bROr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^v].mV/
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 32*FI SH^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [ZP8[Zl'?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GL_a`.=@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?>p<!:E !r
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（10）for good 永远 OgTE^W@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =Xc[EUi<;g
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >cPB:kD'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3 TN?yP)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aQEMCWxZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y@S?0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !m#cn eV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <M1XG7_I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 nJ|8#U7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q(Y<cJ?X
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 rZy38Wo
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )CzWq}:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 N2VF_[l
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .6 [xX?i^T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6$>m s6g%
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%D+"l1g
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qB_MDA
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