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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UvD-C?u'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A70(W{6a9@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F50 JJZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D Q 5W6W
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0#= W#Jl>
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;Id"n7W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U3VT*nj'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fM9xy \.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _Y7:!-n}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~ a >S#S
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. h&$P y
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。 LT& / 0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 XC}1_VWs
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [ )k2=67
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 DCK_F8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 DZ%8 |PmB
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sOC |
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {~"Em'}J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3m~U(yho
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（10）for good 永远 >[ "Kd.ye
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G*=H;Upi
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8vu 2k>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qm~Kw!kV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7~L|;^(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JfR k p
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?!rU
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l; */M.B
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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 YqkA&qL]#;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9B&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;k-g _{M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r';Hxa '
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hwc:@'
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。 rGG 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。 e?|d9;BO
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