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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -N!soJ<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c M'[;u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RknSWuFKt
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。 Gqz)='
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v&/-&(+
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zSvHv s
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（4） cook up 虚构 o6yZ@R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O09g b[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 T[9jTO?W2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Kz2^f@5=F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 bzL;)H4Eo
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [&}<! :9'
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. ;%.k}R%O@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .?)oiPW#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 8i$`oMv[y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #:5g` Ch4,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0_Z|y/I.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I8wVvs;k
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E6\~/=X=%
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（10）for good 永远 Y `p&*O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ] Lft^,7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ill' K Py
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T{xo_u{Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ba:^zO^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %SFR.U0}yK
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s|` )'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6? ly. h$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #E K8Qe_
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。 Mp}NUQHE
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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 PS; *N 8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dV*rnpN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C8zeqS^N
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $d[:4h~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9 9BK/>R
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。 @a3v[}c*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 n
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