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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qbQ dx Kk
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &W3srJo
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ADF<5#I
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。 Wlg 1t~1=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #e =E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7
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（4） cook up 虚构 |;:Kn*0/]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. : CqR1_n%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E<D^j^T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J: )ml
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HjzAFXRG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3w>1R> 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +9]t]Vrw
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. i{9.b pp/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \0Xq&CG=E
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -+i7T^@|
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -p0* R<t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HoX={^aG%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 djoP`r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CXGMc)#>f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A|PZ<WAY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 C[{E8Tg/
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（10）for good 永远 V:t{m u5j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KXz7l\1Gb
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7Ou]!AOhG
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 t(vyi
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 45BpZ~-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )l(DtU!E
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jT] R"U/Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?N9Z;_&^.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j"Ew) 6j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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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. [j
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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 ~Hd * Xl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g/FT6+&T.
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Kc@Sw{JR#7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZmkH55Cn
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :_ F 8O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t@ri` ?0w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N_FjEZpX
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。 =b"{*Heuw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =eS?`|
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