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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @eMDRbgq;[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pcNVtp 'V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kbBD+ *
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。 ^ cN-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XG<J'3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C- ]H+p
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（4） cook up 虚构 pr>Qu:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [,Ts;Hy6Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 DCX 4!,ZF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Mo
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #O ]F5JB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &w:"e'FG`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kM]:~b2
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. aAO[Y"-:,Y
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。 q hVDC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N^q*lV#kob
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. oTo'? E#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 : Ey
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Nt67Ye3;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e.G&hJ r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 wM (!9Ws3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^mFuZ~g;?
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（10）for good 永远 J/w?F a<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a}#[mw@m=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h+zJ"\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s`Z(f:/6*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EiI3$y3;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t d q;D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T*\'G6e
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jnt0,y A
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X1:|
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。 UBpYR>
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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 ^Ot+,l)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v[CX-CBZ?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 X"J79?5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. HoymGU `w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )H S|pS:
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。 wGd8q xa
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "vH@b_>9|
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