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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -weCdTY`X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \_#Z~I{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'TdO6-X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L{i,.aE/nO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [=otgVteN"
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（4） cook up 虚构 sC ^9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jQ 'r} ;;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >U2[]fu
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 tt%lDr1A)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `'gadCTb=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h M/:zC:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J s'#=
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. g6wL\g{29
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ) q>mt/,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [!Jd.z m
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lZI?k=rWv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m%[Ul@!V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jH4 'jB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B7R*g,(
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（10）for good 永远 b;AGw3SF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e 2@{Ab
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Te :4 z@?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =D@+_7\?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x9Nc Ia9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T]#S=]G
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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 U11bQ4ak
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C@7<0w
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [Rq L0EP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Z^'i16
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jEkO #xI
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。
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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=f8) +5
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