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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1T~`$zS7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @ {<^rLt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1dp8'f5^
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 Z$Qwn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \:n<&<aVSr
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZS_
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（4） cook up 虚构 [["eK9 }0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ] 4*E:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P a|*Jcr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5?j #
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y3)*MqZlF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Iz#jR2:yn
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. 65+2+p
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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. 6(A"5B=\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 K"Irg.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G-o6~"J\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YB{'L +Wbw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \Q?#^< O
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（10）for good 永远 rXGa av9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ldaT:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J6z U#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. C6tfFS3bq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 J? &%fI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6LT.ng
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >dD c m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P!&yYR\
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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 E|VTbE YG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8 *]dA ft
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4 `}6W>*R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. niPqzi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?IiF Ffs
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。 9J}^{AA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 im mf\
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