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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I%}L@fZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c$Xe.:QY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "[jhaUAK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NZo<IKD$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oe(9mYWKa6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 t1e4H=d>
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（4） cook up 虚构 %bIsrQ~B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /~i.\^HX
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Gr5` 1`8|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 GA|/7[ I}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JsmbW|t^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^uyN v-'F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VLcyPM@"Q!
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. 0LWdJ ($?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ro'jM0(KE
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Md8(`@`o
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RVc)")
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9t{|_G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {UB%(E[Mr
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w$gS j/
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（10）for good 永远 CE ~r4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [O=W >l
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "A%MVym."
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U r^YG4(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bt;lq!g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W|;nJs:e
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C@%iQ ]=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a*Rz<08
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l <:`~\ #
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "E.\6 s C
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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 o
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. RNGO~:k?r
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ucw`;< d8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7g-Dfg.w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 MzcB3pi
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。 x'@W=P 7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q-[3j
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