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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. a[JZ5D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wK ][qZ ]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {V=vn L--
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。 .Wh6(LDY(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (A|B@a!Y>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W=M<
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（4） cook up 虚构 Do(P dF6A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XuA 0.b %
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !__D}k,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CARq^xI-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w# xncH:1
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 gL<}=S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u;QH8 LK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;c nnqT6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <tGI]@Nwk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. (c u'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 zK[
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PjiNu.>2(
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（10）for good 永远 Qd 9-u)L<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M9g~lK s'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <W=~UUsn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `%KpTh
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p} t{8j >
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D|u^8\'.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H ={O13
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 YlZYS'_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :w?:WH?2L
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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 chvrHvByS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7,) 67G;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f.U0E6-(3N
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,yB?~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j]@ x Q,y
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。 T:w2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e]dPF[?7
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