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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q@d6P~[-gj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ch)#NHZ9F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DcsQ 6
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 B&sa|'0U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 LDbo=w
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -c
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yJ2A!id
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（4） cook up 虚构 s@K #M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2$O6%0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :9W)CwZ)V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kj@m5`G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QuBaG<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 zvK ypx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v;:. k,E0
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. $*;ke5Dm 4
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。 _) )--+cL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0kL
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Za'}26
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eXQz Cm
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E|ZLz~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %5/h ;4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r~sQdf
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '+iqbcUd,
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 qdwjg8fo4Z
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（10）for good 永远 w6 .J&O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 29k\}m7l<*
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \q:PU6q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Am)X bN')1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g g QI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oT[8Iu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fMIKA72>{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r8vF I6J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r&D&xsbQ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Gu\lV c
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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 z=a{;1A
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2w6 7 >w\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &g5+ |g (
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. aDE)Nf}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `"< tk1Kq"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }~$96|J
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。 a* nx2d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?o.Q
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