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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L}m8AAkP[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |7 Ke R-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x3rlJs`$;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]m#5`zGK1|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4:9KR[y/
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（4） cook up 虚构 0R0{t=VJZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. LB/C-n.`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K 0hu:1l)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m4:^} O-#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T}3v(6ew4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >h+349
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gDIBnH
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. J1XL<7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 al+ #y)+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @t1V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M/z}p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q o =Kqv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3gQPKBpc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^2 ]LV6I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^h &I H|
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8 ^B; 1`#
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（10）for good 永远 saD-D2oj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pb0E@C/R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gw _$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vB ! |\eJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k'_ P 7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u-"c0@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -= 698h*
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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 FEz>[#eOX
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^nV l (^{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 eo^/c +FG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $ j)hNWI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &Np9kIMCB
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。 @/%{1 5s.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 nW?R"@Zm
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