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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K9*vWoP '
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l=*60Ag\J~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4NY}=e5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j!It1B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %l#i9$s
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（4） cook up 虚构 cQ?eL,z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xn fMx$fD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =41g9UQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 q, 8 TOn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1 ^x "P #u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r}-si^fo;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q=,6W:j
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. cIL I%W1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2~*J<iO&l
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e|t@"MxvC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bc?\lD$ $
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]f3[I3;K
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 l8XgzaW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,m`>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {CO]wqEj
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（10）for good 永远 ,EE,W0/zzM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _+OnH!G0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2ncD,@ij
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t-;zgW5mwF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 DR%16y<h
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,w9:) B7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =T?:b8yV
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1(q &(p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3tt3 :`g
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。 **D3.-0u&
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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 $+P6R`K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #[uDVCM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :r BPgrt
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _K4E6c_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 zc`gm~@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^%qe&P e2
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。 9i=HZ\s3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Fad.!%[
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