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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W voIh4]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ao*:$:k
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. { .0I!oWv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x^i97dZS^"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1HqN`])l/j
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（4） cook up 虚构 6i~<,;Cn
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UUM: *X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ydRS\l
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Oiqc]4TL
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H#WqO<<v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X+HPdrT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wuxOFlrg
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. r+6 DlT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ??|, wIRz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. A[`c+&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p %X.$0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. , `'A"]"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O3d Qno
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0r[a$p>`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W>c*\)Xk !
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7 :=(y BG
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（10）for good 永远 D8xE"6T>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Fo5UG2E&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !}c\u
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a*_&[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O-pH~E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D vN0h(?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m]'+Eye ]r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ep`8LQf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E@l@f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2#CN:b]+
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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 %,@e- &>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m(5LXH Jnv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jvj* z6/a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cv&> :k0V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n$>_2v
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。 "]=XB0)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 V' i @N
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