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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yXJ25Axb
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )ffaO S!\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. nQjpJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ehr-o7](
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *WQ?r&[_'
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（4） cook up 虚构 SG&,o =I$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ir_XU/ve
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &uK(. @
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m-vn5OX
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (WyNO QO'
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f R Q,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. Z~~6y6p
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >8e)V
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ahg:mlaob
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c\{N:S>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Sfz1p
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rPaJ<>Kz
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（10）for good 永远 -3{Q`@F
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XB7Aa)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L,[Q/ $S8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a)QT#.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +'<P W+U$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .gx^L=O:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 da7 "Q{f+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }=[p>3Dd
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _ ;j1g%
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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 dLiiJ6pl*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tYu<(Z(l)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 V *j l
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IA2V esHb
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jIubJQR~
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。 J3eud}w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JbPk C *.
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