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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O'-Zn]@.]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (D m"e`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^70 .g?(f[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >J3ja>Gw/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0DB<hpC:5
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（4） cook up 虚构 I"so bZ`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W}k?gg=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0ITA3v8{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $& = ; 9="
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &n]Z1e}5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 AKKU-5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *OOa)P{^D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {0 vbC/?]
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 EO/cW<uV'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s$>m0^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z"~6yF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,}IER
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（10）for good 永远 ,rFLpQl
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vg:J#M:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ro&Y7m
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 K~Au?\{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r, .95@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )_ b@~fC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L2>?m`wp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V Iz{}_~'s
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;8L+_ YCa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bOxjm`B<
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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 0J: U\S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m{lRFKx>s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 VJl &Bq+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /2_B$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &FJU%tFA
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。 N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 o
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