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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /rp.H 'hC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 QA_SS'*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v#u]cmI
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（4） cook up 虚构 Zj;2>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MI o5Y`T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q l8E9~h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |eT? XT<=o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @a,X{ 0
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. 8`E9a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~@= :I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5fi6>>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Pnq[r2#]:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;} ),6R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L12m ;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pnin;;D*
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（10）for good 永远 zRtaO'G(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t6p}LNm(V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sOA!Sl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. I=)Hb?q T~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \eD#s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9M o(3M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'T@K$xL8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CU)'x
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. krw Y_$q
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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 g+8{{o=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +P,hT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p~1,[]k
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7m0sF<P{g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 P6w!r>?6N
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。 eaP,M kK&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Rb=T'x'
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