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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *h5L1E q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Sc}Rs
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x|^p9m"=%
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。 YReI|{O$c
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |L}t AS`8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uz3 ?c6b
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（4） cook up 虚构 6y?uH; SL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r@'~cF]m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W_/$H_04+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hQ L@q7tUr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +zo\#8*0MF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J=O_nup6C
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. `tKs|GQf
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。 ^foCcO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I>-1kFma;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. . ubZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .K#'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hHO x ]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. JV !F<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 EQHCw< e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +^rt48${ y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (Nf!E[ }Z
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（10）for good 永远 W n2J]BH
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =6fJUy^M\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }C=+Tn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q;m8 drU
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K\lu;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )U}`x }:,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;__k*<+{.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k&u5`F
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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 <fgf L9-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J /Ch
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sbhUW>%.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C,< FV+r=^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /Hq#!2)
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。 b0N7[M1Xl
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 u*7>0o|H:
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