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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. is1' s[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,g7.rEA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a-"k/P#
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。 "V>R9dO{"!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cTXri8 K_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qw7@(R'"
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（4） cook up 虚构 UK$ms~H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `6[I^qG".
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JOb*-q|y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pG34Qw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V7Z4T6j4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uGwJ K`!~
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. [6)UhS8
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 KjFK/Og.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ` } m Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &O)&k
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?9 HhG?_x
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. (faK+z,*6R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =\,uy8HX
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zP:cE
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（10）for good 永远 6 5oWD-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zOHypazOTq
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kWlAY%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *d(SI<j
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z2Z q'3*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kF{*(r=.o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &(z fa&j|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x$wd
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B-*E: O0y
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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 yoRU_%xA
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N7%TYs
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,;<RW]r-P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sBK <zR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 E15vq6 DKF
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。 j'HkBW:L
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wNNB;n` l
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