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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rN'.&;Y5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w1.MhA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tbRE/L<
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。 XzlIW&" uC
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )MMhlcNC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0~:e SWz=
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（4） cook up 虚构 d{iL?>' ?^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )fy <P;g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3a/[."W
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. IMw
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CF,8f$:2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d~vTD| Et
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. , uKs>T^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <8g *O2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g"TPII$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s+(l7xH$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 d*]Dv,#X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 =I+l=;05Rd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. M-}j9,oR`
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（10）for good 永远 %"1`
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L7i} Ga!8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4jDs 0Hn"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BUcaj.S
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5xG|35Pj
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 SJ1w1^#Pz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .Z(S4wV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 yS1b,cxz
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x`};{oz;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g;u<[>' I
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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 ak~=[7Nv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f_ W kg)g
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;'2`M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f:x 9Y{Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 iBGSBSeL&
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。 C8bGae(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0?J|C6XM#4
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