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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K{, '%|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j#u{ (W 'r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +d?|R5{3
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。 4|\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 | UB)q5I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p+5 J
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（4） cook up 虚构 SurreD<x
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bxzx@sF2l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o5sw]R5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MK1#^9Zr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mkfDDl2 GP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NEPK
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. >ts}\.(]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !@wUAR Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ! * KQ2#e
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V;^N:I \js
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Om;aE1sW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 s diWQ v
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 23Dld+E&
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（10）for good 永远 wjZ Q.T!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z {:;LC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /d">}% Jn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `rK@> -
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xK)<7 63q>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sDR Av%w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]=ZPSLuEm%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tw =A]
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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 "KS" [i!3j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mPqK k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :VWN/ m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w ^^l,
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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。 zDEgC
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 FV7'3fIa
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