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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E_-g <Cw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 En{<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kE854Ej
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PYyT#AcW2
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（4） cook up 虚构 yX%NFXD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i|!W;2KL5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Le 2rc *T
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. an)Z .x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 thSXri?kl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ."j=s#OC(
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. ~\u~>mtchu
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。 #:8V<rc^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,U.|+i{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O'S9y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 grE'ySX0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o,!W,sx_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `=E4J2"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <G#Q f|&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y$+_9VzYB
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（10）for good 永远 -SF50.[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. emG1Wyl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xG|lmYt76
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3 +8{Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3^]K d
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n!L}4Nmp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 K<p)-q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !B R@"%hx
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B:fulgh2ni
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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 &Y-jK <
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %D>cY !
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V -lp';bD
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。 wcL|{rUXba
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 G`z=qa j
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