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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n<;T BK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cGw* edgp6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *yGOm i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >r7{e:~q
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（4） cook up 虚构 f!}c0n b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :F:<{]oG_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ms'!E)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .S&S#}$/]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v_*E:E
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /8baJ+D"4\
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. S8+Xk= x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 YcS }ug7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3Q^@ !hu
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 U$KdY _Z97
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M>df7.N7%P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 aT C7 H]e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ap k06"/
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（10）for good 永远 .IYE+XzV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S2)rkX$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zzfwI @4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '\dau>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V)\|I8"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \HF h?3-g
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E) %]?/w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >S 5:zz\
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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 RRy3N
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Fs7/ 3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y3jb 'S4(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. DUiqt09`~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "(ehf|%>%
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。 }' `2C$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w}pFa76rm
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