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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G1l(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 DjKjEZHgM
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z*)<E)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^# 4s/mdVO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x0d+cSw
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（4） cook up 虚构 fin 15k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w 9FI*30
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aI<~+ ]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1gE`_% ?K
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U,=K_oBAq
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. x6t;=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qkIU>b,B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UyQn onS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]VvJ1Xn0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1@WGbO Rc*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 c;^ J!e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 R+K[/AA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cabN<a
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（10）for good 永远 xYT.J 6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &Yg/ 08*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 wGvgMZ ]?'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +RkYW*|$S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H[D/Sz5`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h,x]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Al|7Y/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ca =e_sg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .6K>"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o$O,#^
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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 k 3 l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K(gj6SrjV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {<kG{i/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z (3"\ ^T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 [R 4x[36Zp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kre&J
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