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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H~1*`m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 I Db|J%e^P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 16[>af0 <g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HiEXw}Hkz
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RX%*:lXi_
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（4） cook up 虚构 [ XjJsk,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;=Jj{FoG%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eXWiTi@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {=j!2v#8~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |_8- 3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 n|Vs2 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ' D+h_*H
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. d>eVR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 r}MXXn,f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ` ZXX[&C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (Kd;l &8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dX: (%_Mn
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. a t${^,&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 mdR:XuRD"t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |S|0'C*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~xpU<Pd*
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（10）for good 永远 G0Smss=K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E8u :Fg s
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }9
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [WnX'R R
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $& Ng *oX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 , 5HQHo@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B1 oi]hDy
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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 c_<m8b{AEF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. X"YH49?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \%z#|oV#<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /Y:&307q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 la>:%SD
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。 ;BUJ5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Uc%(#I]Mi
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