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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L238 l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y=vH8D]%X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e^Xij Id.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6ddkUPTF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NTL#!
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（4） cook up 虚构 pN0c'COy^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `6mHt6 "h
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L f 0Hz")
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y-n\;d>[(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D hZtiqL#_
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. Xq>e]#gR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Xb^\{s?b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B E"nyTQ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Km <Wh=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X^ |oY]D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0= ' DDy
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. : l>Ue&
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（10）for good 永远 (FjgnsW
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ve8!
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ==XP}w)m
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n~&R_"mv(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9uS 7G *
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Tc88U8Gc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _).'SU)>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W;N/Y3 Lb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #Y5I_:k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /XSPVc<
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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 ,g,jY]o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kQ#eWk J,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 DYWC]*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N6J$z\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 uf;q/Wr
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。 Vd?v"2S(9
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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~^:S~q
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