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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VnMiZAHR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ga^k1TQq
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. , On u%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H\e<fi%Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Qg X[?2
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（4） cook up 虚构 .w]S !=h
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3Kum
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YyR~pT#ffT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HnfTj 5J@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +UP ?M4g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T?FR@.
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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. Rd*/J~TK
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (tP^F)}e5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u8@>ThPD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5=Y\d,SS"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bpe WK&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z@`HFZJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E^.
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（10）for good 永远 -f:uNF]L s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l=JK+u Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 v4 Q8RE?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /=q n1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =>6'{32W_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ZK]C!8\2|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I2'UC)
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2xd G&}$fa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $Mp#tH28
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。 ^T|~L<A3
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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 &6 L{1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r 6STc,%5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Rj=xn (@d
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qzqv-{. h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,tL<?6_
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。 [?hc.COE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /^\6 q"'
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