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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]_y0wLq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +hz S'z)n&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .Uh|V -
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BiCC72oig
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /6nj
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（4） cook up 虚构 GcCMCR3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3FE=?Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hWfC"0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Bxs0m]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;SVAar4r
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. y5$AAas
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。 Y0ouLUlI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o.x<h";
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. KdU&q+C^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ODE^;:z !
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '1[Bbs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H*V Z&{\7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m8C
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（10）for good 永远 GZk{tTv
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 04P! l
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $<v{$UOh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ld$e -dB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 . Q$/\E
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #Ss lH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =VPJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #oQDt'
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. usz H1@g'
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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 [lbe_G;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )7TuV"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (J,^)!g7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [ |E|(@J
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o u*`~K|R
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 kjOPsz*0
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。 3IHA+ Zz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :3$-Qv X
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