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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _e?(Gs0BM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LL: B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $aVcWz %
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UHxXa*HyI
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（4） cook up 虚构 b9"Q.*c<Z^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ousoG$Pc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 30B! hj$C
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. xOEj+%M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1s1$J2LX
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. rVZk G,Q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :]?I| .a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7@06x+!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7<X_\,I
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kkh#VGh"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Plt~l3_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SVeL c
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（10）for good 永远 ] V}";cm;2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ek3/`]V:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ga!t:O@w
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6&h,eQ!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 A.(Z0,S-i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m[%&K W(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X $J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 WG1x:,-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l? 7D0
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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 'Kc;~a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _AK-AY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 gh3_})8c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. na>UFw7>*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v-g2k_ o|
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。 lP0'Zg(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /2 WGo-
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