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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ow "Xv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @35 shLs
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +_Z/VQv
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pkx>6(Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vKf=t&gqr
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（4） cook up 虚构 flqTx)xE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5@ug1F&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %3j5Q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )VC) }
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k7*q.2 0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nCU4a1rZ
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. cx}-tj"m-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 pyKag;ZtP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5,C,q%2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5mU_S\)4:z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 oWmla*nCKL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /eQn$ZRP,
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（10）for good 永远 N;Bal/kd2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eAMT7 2_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sXu]k#I^"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lS^0*(Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 00i9yC8@6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N2>JG]G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2olim1
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 !T*izMX }
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '& d4x c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (]:G" W8f
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 F}Au'D&n_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |($pXVLH`
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