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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?7cF_Zvve
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S{NfU/:
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %L ./U$
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。 9 6Tc:#9i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oWpy ^=D_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {=,?]Z+
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（4） cook up 虚构 iw(\]tMt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &:-`3J-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 MQQ!@ I`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 56o?=|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *4^!e/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O4&/g-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9`)NFy ?
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. J680 |\ ER
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。 s&lZxnIjc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 sf?D 4UdIH
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S {z%Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -{ZTp8 P>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m \4jiR_o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "_C^Bc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @)m+O#a
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 xGqe )M>8?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /+J?Ep(_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 vdNh25a< h
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（10）for good 永远 B\}E v &
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~?6V -m{>#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $;+B)#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Eln"RKCt}9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P,~a'_w:|D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 89@89-_mC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :H\6wJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o&?Tz*"l
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CQ"IL;y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $&k2m^R<
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 0'|#Hi7@
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 =YZp,{T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c1CP1 2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ QD<^ VY6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 w_,.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >H5BY9]I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =t&B8+6
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 m2{z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \ fU {$
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