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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9. ,IqnP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t8; nP[`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /1m +iM^V
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 .?~Ri
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（3）clown around 胡闹 In ;P33'p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VV#'d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5Vdy:l
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（4） cook up 虚构 HX,i{aWWy
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ({$rb-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 " \]]?&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5 /T#>l<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 0-uVmlk=/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pB]*cd B?
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. h SN38wy
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。 ^ 4p$@5zH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 'Q=(1a11
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f)V6VNW.3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;?TM_%>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Y Y$Z-u(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tO D}&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 R((KAl]dL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 kbbHa_;aqV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l1 _"9a%H
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &Z9rQH81f>
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（10）for good 永远 Gv[(0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u6:$AA
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4af^SZ )l
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A!uiM*"W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zyt >(A1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;E!] /oY<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }^b
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9Sa6v?sRor
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V?jWp$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =rkW325O
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。 ~at:\h4:
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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 QBfo=9[=e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %ZDO0P !/
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Bo'v!bI7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2p58_^l
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #>s I XY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8KKhD $
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 > 9y y91H
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 AN1 ~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dVn_+1\L
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