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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *#Hw6N0#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U$^ $7g 3
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tzdh3\6F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R zN9pAe
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?$Ii _.
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（4） cook up 虚构 6tv-PgZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. io Jr2wq6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W;!)Sj4<T!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <}bF49 z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d{:0R9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a F%V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !7jVK I80
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. dI)
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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。 _Sn45h@"
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ff {dOV.i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _"G./X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zt/N)5\V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8N9X1Mb |
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DBk]2W|i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 NH0uK
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. o2W^!#]=
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（10）for good 永远 ?<6yKxn
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0t(js_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 go
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'rDai [
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T1W H
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. i1 6kPU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `e^sQ>rDI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $ uqB .f$
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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 M}x]\#MMY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @"__2\ 0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rWNywxnT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?3a: ntX h
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。 0Ait7`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 J+r:7NvZ
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