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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Bv^+d\*1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _yj1:TtCNT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 79D=d'e A
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。 Q0pzW:=s]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >SvDgeg_7f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R
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（4） cook up 虚构 %N )e91wC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NZ>7dJ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vYDSu.C@a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +UzXN$73
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aD2*.ln><
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 a mqOxb
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D?^540,b
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~L bS~_\C=
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 wf?u (3/%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ABc)2"i:*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PWv S bn6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]ni6p&b>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -0$:|p?@^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 bni) Qw
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zOB !(R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q&xjF@I
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（10）for good 永远 03EV %Vc
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. DzC Df@TB"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 bKMWWJf*'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 llq*T"7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. */w7?QOv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ! Z;T-3^.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. : "<e0wDu[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 YLOwQj'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :"QfF@Z{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X*F_<0RC1
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。 m`y9Cuk
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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 0C$8g
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |0sPka/u16
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yK1ie
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PLA#!$c7q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hJ*Ihw n|
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。 1J{fXh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j 1*f]va
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