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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Vn=K5nm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w"Q/ 6#!K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. XRl!~Y|
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。 9QXBz=Fnf
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（3）clown around 胡闹 T'ko =k
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BvnNAi
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（4） cook up 虚构 >Ut4INV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )%+7"7.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #+" 1">l
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 [g/ &%n0^
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. i5*BZv>e
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。 B>; `$-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `o4%UkBpM
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N,3 )`Vm
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B*@0l:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 F(; =^w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I.6
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q )/oU\
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（10）for good 永远 6/dP)"a('
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. WHy
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #rI4\K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )p`zN=t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jmBsPSGIC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,$+ P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &SW~4 {n:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hnnVp_<]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Jm`{MzqL
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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 g QYs,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. / tG[pg{[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nIqNhJ+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ts /Ha*h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c6Z"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。 x U F5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W_L;^5Y;m
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