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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z0yy<9q]2
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w&6c`az8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f-at@C1L%L
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "BN-Jvb7q
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（4） cook up 虚构 R-xWZRl>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4]\ f}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7|~j=,HU+Z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z4eu'.r-y~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e UR y]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m%8idjnG
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. WM8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C)2Waj}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3EGQ $
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2 {t i])
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（10）for good 永远 +J` EBoIo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uo`O$k<;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 'n> ,+,&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k(Z+(Y'{q~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [da ,SM
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G\8ps ~3T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xpo<1Sr>S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 # *^vd{fl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R/)cEvB-0
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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 7I~ Ww{
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g?V>+oMx
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 + QcgLq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [n/'JeG5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %GUu{n<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。 ` aTkIo:ms
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H"PnX-fGN
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