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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S4 k^&$;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [Tb G55
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zqvRkMWc M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J:~[ j
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XC7Ty'#"KX
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（4） cook up 虚构 -n=$[-w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GLa ZN4`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C>J ekPeM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7}#*3*]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y?*[}S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Jv 6nlK`
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. ~ F?G5cN5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j'#jnP*P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0uVk$\:i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 nCf fBc
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aeuf, #
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 vB{; N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .-('C> @
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（10）for good 永远 ~{1/* &P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @O}IrC!bf
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |n|U;|'^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -! 'Oy%a#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 097Fvt=#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "4Lg8q m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >0Fxyv8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "t (1tWO1o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 c W81
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R/ ALR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P 3wU#qU
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Z-^uM`],G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L\/u}]dPQ
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。 SWNU1x{,c\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 HZ QDe&
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