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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Wl3S]4A
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F,vkk{Z>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {)Wf[2zJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]Q FI>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B-g uz[v
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（4） cook up 虚构 /BgX Y}JC.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?[#w*Am7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aUL7 ]'q}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D WtITO>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 RV]#Bg*[#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7mS Nz.
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. uWx<J3~q.
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。 YXo?(T..
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 MO0t
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ((Av3{05H&
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r]6+&K
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [!U%''
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H%vgP Q8
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Gt{%O>P8t
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6`-<N !
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 xw{K,; WeO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4Kt0}W
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )z&C&Gq z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. WS6Qp`c )e
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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 K 91O$'J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 - 5 v{p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @u$NB3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xj D$i'V+
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。 p+ReQ.5|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5(2 C
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