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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {hjhL: pg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ItVWO:x&v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ".V$~n(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Jb@V}Ul$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %QGC8T z
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（4） cook up 虚构 `Bp.RXsd*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QB u MJm
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nI-w}NQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y|f[bw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 C*_C;6.~Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?k&Vy
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. EStB#V ^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 b\kdKVh&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?m}s 4a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )._; ~z!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RuA*YV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 QL&Z jSN
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ys!8 2M$g
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（10）for good 永远 HZC"nb}r4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v!6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P|tO<t6/9*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .+3g*Dv{&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x_N'TjS^{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 30#s a GV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2ozax)GY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S]e|"n~@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )Xz,j9GzJS
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 wo;~7K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dk#k bG;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 NqazpB*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u^ +7hkk
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jjB~ G^n
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 8yR.uMI$/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,i?nWlh+
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