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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =A5i84y.2u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 jk`U7 G*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. IsT}T}p, t
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。 Uhvy 2}w
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bj{J&{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z>+CMH5L)
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（4） cook up 虚构 lFuW8G,-f@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k @fxs]Y_L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )r"R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B[mZQ&Gz`a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vV"YgN:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .K^gh$z!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rui 8x4c
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. BT(eU*m-
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 , r3`u2)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DBy%"/c
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e lM<S3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a:P+HU:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 q !}~c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vZQraY nJ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 R,.qQF\*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lw8 t# _P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Jm=3 %H
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @=g{4(zR ^
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（10）for good 永远 ;]R5:LbXS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KKk<wya&O
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y A+R!t:F{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2 .Xx)(>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;|\j][A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 nIOSP :'>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `< @ "WSn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L5:1dF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nCV7(ldmH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?!"pzDg
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "8) %XSb
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 _TdH6[9
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 gr!!pp;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uu-M7>+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yz>S($u
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1.,KN:qe
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y'6l fThT
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。 Bvj
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4QC_zyTE
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