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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zG^$-L.n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &0J8I Cd=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u|D L?c>W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qG g2 9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sr(nd35
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（4） cook up 虚构 bMv[.Z@v(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \%V !&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 q]SH'Wd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z $6B}cz <
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ];N/KHeZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LZE9]Gd
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. jJ,y+o
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6k<3,`VV|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Wc;N;K52
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. UDnCHGq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sN 5Mm8~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lZ <D,&
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 pigu]mj
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（10）for good 永远 wu b7w#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Be< bBKQb
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TD4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^BW8zu@=O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZU2D.Kf_:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,_=LV
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?`6Mfpvj96
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &>K|F >7q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AgUjC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l Ttc#
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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 \{ C
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q^<;B Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'A1y~x#2B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N4{g[[ T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j W[EjhsH
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,!0# "
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