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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (kNTX hAr4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2#A9D.- h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,lS-;.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 d8
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O+Lb***b"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5b4V/d*
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（4） cook up 虚构 H{Y=& #%d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rbZ 6V :
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 OO+#KyU
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 V?z{UZkR
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vyOC2c8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y {|~A
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. -j=& J8Za
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IoHkcP[H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }%d-U;Tt2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 '\E{ qlI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B|$13dHfa
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 aKzD63
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a`X&;jH0ef
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =X5&au o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &vvx "
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（10）for good 永远 Au*?)X- $
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ygY+2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !vp!\Zj7o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x[~OVG0M*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]`H. q V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +9F#~{v`4a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KXfW&d(Pk
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r<N*N,~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^? xJpr%)
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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 J9c3d~YW
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. LtWU"42
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dq/?&X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5@A=,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^&/&I9z
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。 gH55c aF<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7kpW 1tjY
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