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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <PVwf`W.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xeL"FzF:V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S=0DQ19
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?G5,}%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?!K6")SE
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（4） cook up 虚构 9vz\R-un
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4-t^?T: qF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |{&M#qXe
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u4 _QLf@I
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. z)S6f79`Q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 V
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l2LLM {B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 K Ax=C}9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }b1FB<e]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 | DV?5>>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~W [I
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（10）for good 永远 ]
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >UMxlvTg&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N(Ru/9!y"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ejlns
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P{-- R\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 54C J6"q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pY`$k# 5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ts!tv6@
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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 )Cl>% 9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %+H _V1F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $G-<kC}8:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KGY bPty}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 | gA@WV-%
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。 N< 9 c/V
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7a1o#O
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