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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %k"-rmW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~*&_zPTN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :wMZ&xERDZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^7=yjD`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %
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（4） cook up 虚构 kj>XKZL10
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?P}7AF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H }A67J9x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Oa{M9d,l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'EXp[*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \;4RD$J
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. RP6QS )|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {jb Ocx$t
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Fq~de%y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _bW#*
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m%akx@{WL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 HyZh27PE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ofsua?lSe
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（10）for good 永远 &6h,' U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }6`#u :OZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /1Ndir^c
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y "gYv
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >,7 -cm=.
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uL`_Sdjw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xbsp[0I,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yO.q{|kX
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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 I*t)x,~3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ba9<(0`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 V&oT':%q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7 3z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,N7l/6
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。 SfobzX}~Jh
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @*"<U]
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