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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tz \7,yGT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uUu]JDdz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t$^1A1Ef
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ;A7HEx
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vU0j!XqE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "v@$CR9<T
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（4） cook up 虚构 Bh$ hgf.C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t"k 6wv;Tq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 = Bo (*%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 UhQ [ |c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;S5*n:d
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H)S" `j
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @ de_|*c
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. :c 3}J<Z
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。 H'|b$rP0@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &^$dHr6v
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]o`qI#{R~R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P6V_cw$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pi7Fd\A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Ht| No
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d7s? c
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（10）for good 永远 Lh.?G#E M
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;/?M &rX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z]f_? @0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y^DS~CrM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {`5Sh1b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `t_S uZ`V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1FCqkwq[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G?$|aQ0j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K s
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 [@d$XC]Qz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 70bI}/u
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mYLqT$t.+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KW.*L o O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 faQ}J%a
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 h u}`,2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !$ &k@#v:
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