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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]1Wh3C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1>~bzXY#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0H9UM *O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +aY]?]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k -V3 l
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（4） cook up 虚构 ` x| =vu-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .}n- N
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?hC,49
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Lg%3M8-W~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nrEG4X9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gZf8/Tp\z
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. s(.H"_ a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W(#u^,$e[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c1 Rn1M,2k
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s~p(59
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ;_~9".'<d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 iNCT( N~.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f>CJ1 ;][{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;% <[*T:*'
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（10）for good 永远 oKMr Pr[`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7 /6 Zp?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4'~z uUs
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,J&\)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iJU=98q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H`bS::JI-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iSP}kM}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 le|Rhs%Z%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. goqm6L^Cu
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 C~- .zQ$
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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 ;5 p;i 8m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wJc`^gj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1/ 3<u::
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _C3O^/<n4V
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y@y"bjK \
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# D[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 J kxsua
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