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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U}SN#[*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o_?A^ u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -bp7X{&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *7K)J8kq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1VB{dgr
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（4） cook up 虚构 e`;U9Z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &I?d(Z=:\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -_fh=}.n+"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v}&J*}_XZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PZhpp "
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <26Jif:
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. q[ TW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 d5 U +]g
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. v:u=.by99
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ThYHVJ[;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;(;{~1~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B/b S:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z+X D N:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 e18}`<tW-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6" |+\
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（10）for good 永远 k>!A~gfP~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fC!+"g55
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Xv?'*2J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YE1X*'4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 I 2*\J)|f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |gM@}!DL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ugv"A;l
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .u&GbM%Ga
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。 [TX5O\g![
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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 @ M8vP H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yn KgNi
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #mH4\s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4'U #<8
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。 Wf5ohXm>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 hT[w" &3
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