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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]M-j_("&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bt-y6,> +E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u4rG e!
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。 'HH[[ 9Q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u\Tq5PYXt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D)K/zh)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 '\[GquK ;P
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（4） cook up 虚构 O{%yO=`r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4$@5PS#,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 118A6qyi
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 EO:i+e]=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j1_CA5V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OU/ PB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :BN qr[=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. Y'DI@
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。 Z ZX|MA!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l]uF!']f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s1?N&t8c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &Plc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xbvZ7g^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?FA} ;?v
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #JWW ;M6F
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~]O~a}]g(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Cevl#c5p>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g-bHf]'
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（10）for good 永远 es6!p 7p?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }[ld=9p(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {M )Y6\v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5.q2<a :
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |p-, B>p!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 to|O]h2*U2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L 1H!o!*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;w a- \Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l#Ipo5=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 nxS|]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h-].?X,]Q
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。 tMR&>hM
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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 m6a`Ok P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *GH` u*C_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 04D>h0yFf
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #.'0DWT \-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !D!~4h)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZUyG
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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。 V|13%aE_v
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 - 0R5g3^*/
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