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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. TsPx"+>7`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eVobs2s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1e 8J-Nkj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "Dc6kn^}3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $c !cO" U
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（4） cook up 虚构 :|s!_G <
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G8w<^z>pTg
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^^u{W|'CaH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %nTgrgS(=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _B@=fY(g!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )%4%Uo_Xm
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. 6*] g) m
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。 -R^OYgF
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?R
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =*VKp {5=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )jM'
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e/pZLj]M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 PdUlwT? 8C
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :x36^{7
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（10）for good 永远 Zc_%hQf2A
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i8F^ N=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 u&q RK>wLa
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .?L&k|wX-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 82S?@%}# J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e)pQh& uD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y4%u< /
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &n_aMZ;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -^C't_Q o
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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 |v,5s=} 7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O5:?nD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ra="4T$va
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. WE_jT1^/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Fap@cW3?8
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。 :xn/9y+s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IO,ddVO
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