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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +n <W#O %
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]q~bi<E9W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n@L@pgo%~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B Dp")[l
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t#xfso`4o
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（4） cook up 虚构 j9 rxu$N +
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;80^ GDk~S
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kno[ !A7_6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }i{qRx"4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O}w%$ mq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YS#*#!ZMn?
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. )Gm9x]SVl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3vKTCHbk9
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |;7mDhj=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b8_F2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 LRg]'?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v3a PHf
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（10）for good 永远 7nPcm;Er
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F}7sb#G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l^d' 8n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >[Wjzg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YVwpqOE.=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]'"Sa<->
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x\U[5d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x1? mE)n]
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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 hHhDs>tB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p #{y9s4h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p0WUF \"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q3(ulgl]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &
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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。 e b} P/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ps>:|j+
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