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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UQ C=g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +wN^c#~7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -- %N8L;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。 kt["m.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U |Jo{(Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZjQ
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s'E 2P[:
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（4） cook up 虚构 LYz.Ci}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vdx0i&RiL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Jrti
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aTqd@},?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V )x$ |!(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CF&6J$ZBgJ
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. z$/_I0[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 beRVD> T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r&R B9S@*h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 El[)?+;D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V EqS;~[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }L+ L"l&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 A+"ia1p,}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T>x&T9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. K;>9ZZ tl
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（10）for good 永远 0?\Zm)Q~(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. im9G,e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 JEahGzO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZUVA EH%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PE}:ybsX
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 fPn>v)lN{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #sPHdz'3M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9`I _Et
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6y+Kjd/D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. - @yh> 8v
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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 4)h]MOZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )Dw,q~xgg0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =j5MFX.-o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -Zf@VW,NI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [F0s!,P
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。 ~$:|VHl
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ` k[-M2 [
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