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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .(Tf$V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qdxDR
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L8?;A9pc()
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 plgiQr #
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u& < NBxY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C
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（4） cook up 虚构 &uXu$)IZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N 4w&g-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6. 6x$y3v
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yX1OJg[s,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V`xE&BI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x }i'2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 7'RU\0QG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &V bcwv@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &24>9
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 xbs X -F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (``|5;T\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3yu,qb'"&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z4{~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :tp{(MF
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E[M.q;rM
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（10）for good 永远 5](,N^u{):
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #Kt5+"+7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9ZG__R3B1\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m`#UV-$J
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k!{h]D0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~"22X`;h[G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Eg0qY\'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6&L8 {P
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 85# +_}#
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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 8g6G},Y0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `.YMbj#T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yOE N*^6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^vc#)tm5p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =:Lc-y >
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。 6Lz:J:Q)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 AUPTt c`#Y
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