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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h|Udw3N1L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _U/C G<n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +*P;Vb6 D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 lO5*n|Ic,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \A/??8cgXs
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（4） cook up 虚构 "ba>.h,#'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CHNIL^B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _#rE6./@q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d@,3P) ?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _!C'oG6s?
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. Zlf)
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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。 R.B3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _ ^cFdP)8|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6o^sQ(]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 TNK~ETE 4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S#l6=zI7^R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0xe *\CAo
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o " ./
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n8vteGQ
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（10）for good 永远 Uv"O'Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @8xa"Dc
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T|FF&|Pk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @8qo(7<~Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hh y nB^o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +_E 96`P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "I`g(q#Uo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wUBug
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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 I&Y 9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4c/.#?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `L1lGlt
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L:3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mbh;oX+
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。 o$,Dh ?l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?3)
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