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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )K5~r>n&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N.&)22<m9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uX.Aq@j
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（3）clown around 胡闹 QF%@MK0zC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &m Y<e4
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（4） cook up 虚构 (%I`EAR
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Lo;T\C N
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iT.hXzPzr*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. + FL zK(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 N4H nW0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C}+ (L3Z
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. jriliEz;f
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;|
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [k1N `K(M
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]^ j)4us
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E; RI.6y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OM, uR3,
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（10）for good 永远 s \kkD *
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. - Tz/ZOJ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -.z~u /uL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V$ : v~*Y9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YpNTq_S1,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. IClnh1=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Kq .)5%~>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !FO||z(vb
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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,=khZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u1>| 2D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jh }3AoD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nwV\ [E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d3Y#_! )
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。 E5 Y92vu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DmD*,[rD
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