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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @=B'<&g$Xv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {p@u H<)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P]hS0,sE<(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q'{LTg0kk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2A'!kd$2
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（4） cook up 虚构 +dIDFSd
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ('BFy> @
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 OLp;eb1g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aUUr&yf_L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;dgxeP;mp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]Ng K(I U
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |d =1|C %,
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. / V}> v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X~wkqI#d%E
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. JsAl;w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1ga.%M*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Y?G\@ 6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6 B>1"h%Wf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -? {bCq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b /65Q&g'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (T+fO}0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WxwSb`U|
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（10）for good 永远 FrXFm+8
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #'m&<g,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r;m_@*]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V8AF;1c?-'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pt[H5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MR:GH .uM:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mq xgrb7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D L0jA/f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )9LlM2+y
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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 GiI|6z!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @ n <y[WA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Hjl{M >z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qIE e7;DO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LS1 r}cl
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。 022nn-~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `-qRZh@ E
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