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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $s7U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /8l-@P. o
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +=($mcw #[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VIAq$iu7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EH844k8
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（4） cook up 虚构 r&LZH.$oh
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v'hc-Q9+>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }097[-g7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qyRN0ZB"A^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yj:@Fg-3g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /|v4]t-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [% K6-\S
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. 8eB,$;i
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。 kkl'D!z2g
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9k6s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. cO5F=ZxR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 );!ND %
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Q:P)g#suc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tD.#*.7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 X_78;T)uA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tX ^6R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]aPf-O*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }TTghE!
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（10）for good 永远 89M'klZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q/|.=:~FO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 FAM{p=t]HT
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qx#M6\L!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YrL(4 Nt8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ta?NO{*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F~Dof({:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,b5'<3\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t'2A)S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qm=U<'b^
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h3`}{
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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 Ck/44Wfej
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GFFwk4n1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 EV( F!&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LuySa2 ,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .2%t3ul[
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。 =AO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IR${a )
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