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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ("G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /< OoZf+[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Gr1WBYK
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。 hKG)*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 PWch 9p0U
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *,h g+?lZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4,nUCT
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（4） cook up 虚构 Cb`2" mpWS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n54}WGo>9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _LVi}mM
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n9PCSl j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. uBr^TM$k&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 JO|%Vpco
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 HDV@d^]-
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. T - ;|E^
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。 GN&-`E]-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lQkCA-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. vr:5+wew
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .B9i`)0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &l&B[s6[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R#K,/b%SV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 C0 RnBu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WbIf)\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^]{)gk8P~2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 []\=(Uc;
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（10）for good 永远 q_J)68B R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qHU=X"rn
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4!l%@R>O2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vv F:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d=*&=r0!C{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >j%4U*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <i!:{'%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 MBjo9P(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y)Y0SY1 \j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q' % cVM
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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 n'i~1pM,?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1kX>sajp~
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 4^OPzg6Z%p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {&I3qk2(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [f8mh88 r
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。 3|Vh[iAa\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 mO?yrM *
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