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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %e E^Y<@g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o&?c,FwN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. egaX[ j r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0^OD J7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n[3z_Q I
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（4） cook up 虚构 {@InOo!4w]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P1eSx#3bR
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BsQ;`2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NI V}hf YF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 d51lTGH7Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {D4FYr
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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. VE )D4 RL
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。 VgH O&vU
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P(D>4/f3"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mU/o%|h
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [6!k:-t+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C`. YOkpj
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .vu7$~7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WPNB!" E98
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f;e#7 _
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（10）for good 永远 ;+ hh|NiQ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u[GZ~L
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7[m+r:y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. HMq}){=S
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 T)! }Wvv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #/G!nN #
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7<j!qWm0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9)!Ks g(h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7P {= Pv+
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 S@,/$L
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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 /$; Z ~^P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j7P49{
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?_]Y8f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7F"ljkN1S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <exCK*G
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。 cj>@Jx}]M
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0]>bNbLB"
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