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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]z^*1^u^ig
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U6 4WTS@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hcQky/c\#b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JjD'2"z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y@\R$`0J
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（4） cook up 虚构 . BaU}-5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )Ha`>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "4 Lt:o4x
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 , [V#o-Z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %xa.{`}`U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 GI]sE]tZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YlF<S49loC
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. YPq4VX,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5x( [fG
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F4Jc7k2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R]s\s[B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N+l 0XjZD9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 v,=[!=8!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Sr9)i8x{
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（10）for good 永远 X {["4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ( wMiX i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R{GT?
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f3g#(1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %[l*:05
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \R m 2c8Z2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x] 1G u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zOkIPv52~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H[cHF
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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 6m=FWw3y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6:(R/9!P
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 d]kP@flOV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -G!W6$Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5|4=uoA<
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。 zF%'~S0{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h{$mL#J
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