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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. eX" %b(;s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~u*4k:2H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }Q`+hJ0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7X( 2SI3m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z YaFbNi
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（4） cook up 虚构 - egTZW-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1HO;~NJ]m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 BQfnoF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `RY}g;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ihf>FMl:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SXsszb:_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;I 5 P<7VW
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. x6K_!L*Fx]
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。 {eU>E /SQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 D<v<
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z+V%~C1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0-PT%R
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &</)k|.A6\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \r aP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;r2DQg"#@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MVM Jl ">
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^%*qe5J
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（10）for good 永远 skeeec\V
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nGGw(6c%>
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9V)c f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &LM@xt4"^[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kPOk.F%)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n jd2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fV9+FOZn
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \> su97
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <O)
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8;~,jZ
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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 - DGuaUU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. FM3.z)>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %>nAPO+e
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :V"e+I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -=
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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。 `$4wm0G|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o7tlkSZ
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