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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Wi,)a{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8\C][ y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _ShWCU-~Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2}* 8( 32
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xoGrXt9&
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（4） cook up 虚构 vl+bc[ i~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oSjY p(h:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^K4?uABc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >vYb'%02
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 C(8!("tU
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Bc-/s(/Eq
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. kkMChe} ;5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hM>.xr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8TU(5:xJo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;i/? fw[h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ZSD7%gE<D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 o Q*LP{M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 voTP,R[}85
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [f[Wz{Q#Y
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（10）for good 永远 %" "h:1/S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. OjG`s-91&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Zu>-y #Bw
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =*zde0T?l
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p&)d]oV>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kd]CV7(7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iC>%P&|-)|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Of$R+n.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V\]j^$
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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 a 'n17d&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d+ZXi'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I _N:j,Mx
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \d]Y#j<
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K@ *4=0
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。 x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 kg7 bZ
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