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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Cpg>5N~;L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r f\/Y "D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bf4QW JZD
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。 NC @L,)F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Al}D~6MD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^}Wk
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ; ElwF&"!X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n.l7V<1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8~!9bg6C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +{b3A@f |F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /: GeXDJw
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. KAI/*G\z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !kQJ6U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =6O<1<[y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .~AQxsGH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s`dwE*~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w f" "=;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 J#) %{k_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2t}^8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T`W37fz0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kE[H q-J=N
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（10）for good 永远 l U8X{SV!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^@f-N i\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 VlFhfOR6t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Wagb| B\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <!a%GI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K06 x7W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (X/dP ~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C+vk9:"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &'"dYZj{
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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 xz*MFoE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1qE*M7_:E>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jl-:@ [;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I'c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 OR<%h/ \f
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。 D[Kq`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4%>2 >5
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