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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. % /4_|@<'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B?YfOSF=5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k#r7&Y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |b;M 5w?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m}'@S+k^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 dSOn\+
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（4） cook up 虚构 +#db_ k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Uus)2R7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MGC0^voe
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .&Gtw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9* Twx&
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. <:7e4#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K:50?r_-6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yWk:u 5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p;Ok.cXVp
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. CrX-?$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ][qA@3^Tw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {cH Tg04
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 JJOs
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（10）for good 永远 /!8:/7r+W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XxQ 2g&USk
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }slEkpk? ]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *4\ub:9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j*\MUR=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n!orM5=:O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CA~S$H\"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !}m 8]&
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ../(gG9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cW>`Z:6{K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]z@]Fi33Y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O$ \N]#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zy5bDL -
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。 eVJL|uI|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \8H"l cj:
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