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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U9N1 )3/u
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4DGc[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8Ter]0M&
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。 r7dvj#^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 sT&O %(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uLr 9*nxd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 gZ{q85C.>
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（4） cook up 虚构 PH,MZ "Z%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _4!SO5T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (WoKrd.!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :i{$p00
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 M{sn{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ky6.6Y<.|
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. Mv\odf\]
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ;{@jj0h;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 QtF'x< cB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. o>3g<- ul
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {'(1c)q>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,2*^ G;J1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K@0gBgN
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jGp|:!' w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Yh^~4S?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f76bEe/B9
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（10）for good 永远 SL(
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0O_acO 4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S7/0B4[
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k3:8T#N>!O
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i2h,=NHJh?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l}#z#L2,`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |?a 4Nl ?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z3 zN^ZT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `63?FzT y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AX
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 n$z}DE5 #
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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 "q-,140_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pO2Y'1*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :RYh@.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gEejLyOag
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /1h
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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。 8Z^9r /%*Z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A; pVi;7
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