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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,}hJ )
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5gn mR d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7TW</g(
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。 l{b*YUsz>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j/+e5.EX/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 95%,
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（4） cook up 虚构 4fp]z9Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "/MA.zEl0,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \L@DDK|"`6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K @UQ O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]@D#<[5\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ws>2 S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'eRJQ*0F
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.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ' QrvkQ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8^FAeV#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?\D=DIN-r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z1t?+v+Ro*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NLLLt
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `0qBuE_ ^h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 kA1C&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;H PQhN_
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（10）for good 永远 ?B!=DC @?H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ojA i2uz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Fu%%:3_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2W_p)8t> b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. JXBTd=r_oM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wCwJ#-z.=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2unaK<1s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B)bq@ jM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 dcGs 0b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7K|:
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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 H*Tc.Ie
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y<vsMf_U
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .[ E"Kb}=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %L\buwjy$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @"\j]ZEnY
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。 !2R<T/9~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I4%p?'i,C
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