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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2}}?'PwwT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0JRD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T)7TyE|"2g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r^$~>!kZ|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dEM ?~?
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,gnQa
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. LE?u`i,e=+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _baYn`tFw-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s _jBu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4a ZCFdc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P 2n2 Qt2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. MrE<vw@he
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 A,~Hlw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]0c Pml
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `NwdbKX
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. juToO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E(+T*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )&W|QH=AI
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（10）for good 永远 7INk_2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >3;^l/2c
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^[h2% c$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (0*v*kYdL+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. nYv#4*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 i% (yk#=V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `rWB`q|i<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CKARg8o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ` DCU>bt&R
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0V11#
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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 Pw}_[[>$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [J \DB)V/
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ]H 2R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5S/>l_od$2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f==*"?6 \
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q
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例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 \v`#| lT$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `\FI7s3b
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