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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pT|s#-}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MDF_Xr-hZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vxZ' -&;t
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z6R|1L 1
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（4） cook up 虚构 1'o[9-
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )NZ H {G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?z.?(xZ 6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @*y4uI6&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 I(* 3n"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D\THe-Vtr
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. Oo
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `$/a-K}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uP* kvi:e
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M *0^<e~]F
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (?Mn_FNE|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y n\c;Z
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（10）for good 永远 |aP`hVm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HF*0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 m FTuqujO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "Ol :ni1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 th73eC'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nod&^%O"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %nkP" Z#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MAYb.>X#>
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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 ?+.mP]d_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )l`Ks
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LY0f`RX*&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?7NSp2aq2A
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _fS\p|W (E
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