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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |IgH0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c}l?x
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. doj$chy
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 >axf_k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kZfUwF:yN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bV bh| AA
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（4） cook up 虚构 d9 E'4Zm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "=/YPw^0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qFpRY7eq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o`EL)K{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :VB{@ED
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tt%lDr1A)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `'gadCTb=
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4?vTuZ/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +)cjW "9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >E:V7Fa
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bt2`elH|
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L)!9+!PKD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p^yuz (
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ahnQq9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;<? mMi@<E
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（10）for good 永远 "'8^O Z R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o/6 'g)r*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W-ctx"9DS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ux
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 uv}?8$<\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 10C, \
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vp#A D9h1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6y4&nTq[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |hlc#t ?
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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 ohod)8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]l~TI8gC
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $^ wqoW%t
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "G+g(?N]j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @S%ogZz*m
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。 ZjEc\{ s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :|P[u+v
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