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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9O.Y OiW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qO1tj'U<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \00DqL(Oj`
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。 vxQ8t!-u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 una%[jTc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t(!r8!c
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（4） cook up 虚构 Y/ ot3[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WG71k8af
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \G@wp5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I`(l *U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 G_H ?f\/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /t<@"BoV
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. m #/_x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P,S
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `Pn[tuI O
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 hg@}@Wq\)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d&8 APe
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RC#C\S6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 QYb33pN|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pE.PX
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I&|f'pn^<
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（10）for good 永远 J
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &hIRd,1#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8e~|.wOL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g?v\!/~(u
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A=zPL q{Sb
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gd/H``x|Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #%@*p,xh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nwt C:*}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `IpA.| Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IxR?'
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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 ^vs=f 95
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^-CINt{ O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [L $9p@I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h4pTq[4*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jDM
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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。 U_l'3oPJw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~9\WF F/
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