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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. TgLlmU*qMU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5;*C0m2%i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k-/$8C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O1"!'Gk[!L
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ' wEP:}
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（4） cook up 虚构 S/|8' x{<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Fk\xq`3'c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <|@9]>z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _rv_-n]"o
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /(w5S',EL
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. p#w,+)1!d
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。 5 sH ee,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iDA`pemmi&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \[BnAgsF
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E4Sp^,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R B!g,u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Gu-Sv!4p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *,(`%b[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C^a~)r.h
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MB)xL-j O
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（10）for good 永远 A8?>V%b[Y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Gs%kqD{=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j'W)Nyw$[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 JGtdbD?Fw
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'oTF$3n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ? D PL7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^6=nL <L
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SFjN 5u
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 T M+7>a$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8L#sg^1V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mVxS[Gq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )9*WmF c+#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 30<^0J.1
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。 \Tc$P#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g
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