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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,wwO0,"y7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,/D}a3JD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z*q9vX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KWZhCS?[(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3iIy_n WC
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（4） cook up 虚构 |Ha#2pt{bc
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vWZXb `
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =9X1 +x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 68Gywk3]=u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N,c!1: b
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. D2?H"PH
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L%T(H< G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .VCY|KZ
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. MQQm3VaKS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W n'a'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. { aUnOyX_
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（10）for good 永远 gvA}s/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T& ?g)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lPZ(c%P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n^Ca?|}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 OT%E|) 6'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 94rSB}b.O
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P.'.KZJ:WD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u^~7[OkE
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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 r D].=.?1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m G jB{Q+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C#kE{Qw10r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^#H a H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p~ b4TRvA6
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。 %S`& R 5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <RY =y?%z
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