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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4KXc~eF[M"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. - v]Qhf&>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }`xdWY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dAc ?O-~
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（4） cook up 虚构 0,_b)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;o0#(xVz
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kA4@` YCl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,2L$G &?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *6Q|}b[qcD
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~ `qEWvPn
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. |7"$ w%2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^C/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !^w
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ve Tx, \6@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !R'g59g
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +bA%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .@#A|fgv
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（10）for good 永远 X^s2B W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t)f-mQz)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 - +> 1r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i,I B!x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H/+B%2Zj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z^<L(/rg9"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \$sjrqKnu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tM4 Cx
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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 m3bCZ 9iE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ) ZfdQ3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (o5j'2:.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. QnQOm ""
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c;?fM X
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。 2*w0t:Yx e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z2_6??tS/c
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