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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6U8esPs,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &W<9#RPK'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rWNe&gFM
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。 DN=W2MEfc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f!YlYk5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ESoC7d&.K{
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（4） cook up 虚构 ZEDvY=@a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3D@3jyo:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xWY\,'+Q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yLCMu | +
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @ls/3`E/5E
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. 9\Ff z&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 YGQ/zB^Pj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q!U$\ Q&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7>MG8 pf3a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,']CqhL6=R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 SnUR?k1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -:r<sv$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E+< GsN]
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（10）for good 永远 |%XcI3@*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,{(XT7h r
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \@ h$|nb
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8"d??3ZXJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 UM]3MS:[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `f~$h?}3-@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !)W#|sys&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xpwy% uo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g4 + Hq *
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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 zzW$F)X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~.0'v [N
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'Yc^9;C(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C>,> _
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b^ [ z'
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。 sdyNJh7Jr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j?k| -0
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