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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \/1<E?Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +" 8,Mh
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. " )V130<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JaK}|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qUxRM_7U
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（4） cook up 虚构 {%IE xPJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I_xX Dr
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 zOG U8Wg
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %-<'QYYP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jcI&w#re
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7c~u= U"
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. 8G oh4T H
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2D:fJ~|-[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [-)r5Dsdq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 glDh( [
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ({NAMc*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Vo7dAHHL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _z54Ycr4H
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（10）for good 永远 L*Me. "*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. RKPD4e>%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 XH7x T@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K:y^OAZfV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 MV Cl.o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. '[ P}&<ie,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z< b"`ty.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^] p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N?4q
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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 {Z{o"56f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]"fsW 9s
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oholt/gb+0
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。 _.18 z+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^gro=Bp (
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