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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. dB6 ,pY(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ue 9Y+'-x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _-y 1>{]H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 / i>n1>~yn
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]- X6Cl
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（4） cook up 虚构 &"K_R(kN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :VP4: J^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mW'3yM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mA$y$73=T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %Hd[,duwO
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Ez |NQ:o
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 E Ou[X'gLr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ) dk|S\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B_ict)}ld
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !xck
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5Z_C (5)/Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zTB&Wlt
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（10）for good 永远 QyVAs ;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bVU4H$k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Fdhgm{Y2s
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S=)
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $?W2'Xm!V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q}L`8(a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `OMX 9i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b;jdk w|
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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 =U*D.p*%f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i#b /.oa
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nQOdM#dP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I?g}q,!]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $| g1 _;(G
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。 !@Qk=Xkg
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i!}k 5k*Z
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