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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X GhV?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qL1 d-nH
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ad'b{C%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A=a~ [vre
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -|\SNbPTV
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（4） cook up 虚构 LjOHlT'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. di,?`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &:MfLD J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $4Ko
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 I'$}n$UvZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `E4OgO
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.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u lzQ[?OMl
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. oP VyLD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z/hk)GI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,*} 5xpX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ( 8}'JvSu
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~~D
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（10）for good 永远 A0hfy|1#L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?5yj</W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 nL[ zXl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }G50?"^u
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vs|_l!n3
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N)rf /E0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F Jj #
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x22:@Ot6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AT6:&5_`
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Jfkdiyy"
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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 O alBr?^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O{F)|<L(G
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RaNz)]+7`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O*d4zBT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y=- ILN("
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。 rW&# Xw/a
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QV@NA@;XZ
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