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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `NNP}O2
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7eW6$$ju,N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C}ASVywc,1
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。 CdM V(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FD[4?\W]#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8U n0<+b
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,t!I%r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m} f{o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WXG0Z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s#(7D3Pr#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L* ScSxw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -J0OtrZ
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. 8 "A0@fNz
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。 +11 oVW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 pD }b $
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. TmK8z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h,6> ^A
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S waMpNXL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 93 ggCOaYA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c[$i )\0
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（10）for good 永远 ]:m4~0^#-(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. MP.ye|i4Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g4{0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F~~9/ #
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EfkBo5@ Qi
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M:L-j{?y_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v- p8~u1N
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y![8-L|Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n57mh5mixM
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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 &Aym@G|k?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [E"3 ?p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >h~>7i(A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {hm-0Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ymT]ow6C
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。 prB :E[1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 um\A
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