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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %n25Uq
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v6?\65w,|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [9om"'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /'6[*]IZP
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（4） cook up 虚构 /kU@S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gsWlTI
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #.+* G`m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }]+}Tipd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >5O y^u6Ly
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $Wzv$4;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ko|xEz=
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. OW}j4-~wL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s4`*0_n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. | / =p
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6XL9
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（10）for good 永远 {C0^D*U:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {R!TUQ5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8tRh V2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _<F@(M5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TgE.=` "7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k=~pA iRDN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b;`#Sea
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VE"0 VB.
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。 &R FM
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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 \]#;!6ge
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ySK Yqt z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +fCyR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k&_u\D"^"%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 VmH_0IM ^6
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。 VBsFT2XiL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f+aS2k(e>
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