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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *j /S4 qG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ki/'I c1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !0ce kSesr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Q'|0?nBOY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. OpK. Lsd0y
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（4） cook up 虚构 kYxl1n v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rps(Jos _~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WgA`kT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^Ue0mC7m
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 H\fcY p6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (S
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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. ]^:hyO K
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 n$XdSh/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y !<'rg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Y5ogi )
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s) Cpi
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~n[b^b
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =s'X R@
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（10）for good 永远 co5y"yj_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xfq] 9<
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F#(.v7Za
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |JUe>E*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. tu\mFHvlg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m|pTn#*`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YC]P N5[1!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mEoA#U
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V:
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 T8n-u b<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 24|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "JkZJ#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZCm1+Y$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2~f6~\4GL+
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。 a{h%DpG
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KNy`Lj)VPY
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