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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )K,F]fc+O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i /~1F_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S}$r>[t
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ms!r ef4`+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]4R[<<hd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jy giG&H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =+-Yxh|*
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（4） cook up 虚构 0A,]$Fzt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F)s{P Cl
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pGf@z:^{*-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {e+-vl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 TF 'U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n| b5? 3
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. ,y+ $cM(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F)+{AQL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d}JP!xf%
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 % ]I ZLJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6B@CurgB
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YO}1 (m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 PH>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aX ~%5 mF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AX= 1b,s
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（10）for good 永远 !-N6l6N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X6 6VU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?0YCpn
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C4hx@abA
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wE@'ap#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )(tM/r4`c&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '=1KVE^Fk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [@Q_(LQ-U
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -T&.kYqnb$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -i4&v7"
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。 = e gW
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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 {X[ HCfJd
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ux#x#N
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 oyNSh8c7c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C_4)=#@GU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NvHJ3> "%
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4<cz--g
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