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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K n,td:(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q:U>nm>xA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hI 1or4V
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。 \dJ OZ2J<z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Z]08gH
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PnZC
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（4） cook up 虚构 i !;9A6D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. zEk /15
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;(&S1Rv9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i "d&U7Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SFR <T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <S3s== Cg
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. l KG' KR.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 53WCF[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. __Zex5Y#-
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (7Ln~J*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pGd@%/]AO
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Zm*q V!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ==AmL] *
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pp@O6
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（10）for good 永远 3JEg3|M(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 54].p7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XAZPbvG |$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cx]H8]ch7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ow{J;vFy\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !e:_$$j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Qk > 9o
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。 Vh? RlIUA
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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 \/64Xv3L0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. td7Of(k'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e07u@_'^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >gDeuye
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Dt !
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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。 (eAz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8@Bm2?$}g
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