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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T( LlNq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'tJb(X!]q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =[_=y=G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 rl/]Ym4j
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pc+'/~
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（4） cook up 虚构 G!<-9HA5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Sm5 T/&z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Pl/}`H: R&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q0sdL86
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >U7{EfUJdx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [H4)p ,R
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. _GW, 9s^A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qT153dNA&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. EX"o9'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k`(Cwp{Oc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *!5X!\e_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B'}pZOa[Wb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UlD]!5NO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 k1_" } B5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. YQ$Wif:@(n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LW#$%}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Sv>bU4LHf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '_fj:dy
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a<C J#B2K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NK!#K>AO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #+ai G52+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /RBI Z_
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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 W*WSjuFr2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J#) %{k_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8{B]_:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Oh W o
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。 .|c=]_{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H$)__V5I,q
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