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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |YfJ#Agm+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?[Ma" l>
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。 6:`[ Fi
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {K?e6-N(z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \C$cbI =;+
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（4） cook up 虚构 RZ ?SiwE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U}5]Vm$]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kc} |L9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UFUEY/ q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 NLxR6O4}8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9U=6l]Np
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. =A$ d)&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {MDM= ;WP_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]#G1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 t)~$p# NS
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V{x[^+w7X~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 s~ o\ j/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0<fQjXn
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（10）for good 永远 kmtkh "
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z5EII[=$o
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^gR~ ~t;@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 tAujm*|&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h]&~yuI>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @,]W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /;E=)(w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TgJ6O,0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \$F#bIjC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ap" pQ[t;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [~`p~@\+
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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 * !3qO^b?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,pQ[e$u1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nHp$5|r<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XJ" x Mv
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S 1C#5 =
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。 "I{Lcn~!@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nY\X!K65
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