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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T>W(Caelq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !4-NbtT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :t9(T ?2
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。 "T#c#?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;jI\MZ~l\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g/JAr<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 v)rN] b]
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（4） cook up 虚构 */?L_\7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =Xud L^GF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Auv/w}zrr
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7.akp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gY;N>Yq,C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (?q]E$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Dt.OZ4w5
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. uodO^ 5"-
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。 cC WOG d
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rPr#V1}1a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3/]J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ( |O;Ci
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x{Gih 1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 K\n %&w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -YS n 3=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |!IJ/ivEgw
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（10）for good 永远 Fd|:7NRA<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F KL}6W:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )?Jj#HtW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s?OGB}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {"4t`dM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t*Lo;]P
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D.$EvUSK<.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tDIzn`$ z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 | b@?]M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :(I)+;M }P
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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 azOp53zR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8|yh e%-O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e(!a~{(kq%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qJISB7F[%O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _> 3GNvS
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。 I0OsaX'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I`5MAvP
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