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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !2R~/Rg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Sm(X/P=z
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。 yqR2^wZ%r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qp3J/(F
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^kJ(bBY
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（4） cook up 虚构 )d5H v2/0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p xP ,cS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u`?MV2jU2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g$ bbm}6S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )7!q>^S{ B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~Sy/q]4ys*
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. ERD( qL.J
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。 7i^7sT8t
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u~SvR~OE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "Kky|(EQ$$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (Z(O7X(/
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N3/G6wn
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 tg =ClZ-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pFE&` T@ <
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1 2l-NWXf
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（10）for good 永远 .U}"ONd9e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1,UeVw/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w7Fz(`\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lO^Ly27
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y2lBQp8'|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0 _nY70B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4}0DEH.Vx
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &n6'r^[D
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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 YY{0WWua
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^eF%4DUC;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ai,\'%N
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8+}yf.`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +Cs[ ]~
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。 WY>r9+A?W
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ENx1) ]
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