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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 68f iG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <6TT)t<h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2-*V=El
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。 q/9H..6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 C G\tQbum
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CK+d! Eg
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（4） cook up 虚构 G.Vu KsP]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f_ ^1J
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 URgk^nt2p
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e! -,PU9+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .R* !aK
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r;>+)**@vl
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. X r63? N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 POI.]1i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :,12")N
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [&[^G25
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hY5WJ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `^JJ&)4iv
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n"PJ,a o
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（10）for good 永远 Z7rJ }VP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o{b=9-V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !rDdd%Z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W1Lr_z6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +6$g! S5{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XKA &XpF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5vAf7\*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @oF$LMD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i@5[FC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. HW4 .zw
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。 >Iewx
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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 =\#%j|9N9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {gA\ph% s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @$"J|s3M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mffn//QS
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @RFs/ '
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。 Qp"y?S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Xv <G-N4
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