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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |H@p^.;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ka2tr]+s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?LM'5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {Oszq(A
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ux]@p rA q
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（4） cook up 虚构 )S?}huX
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YJsi5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 FQl|<l6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1k i "UF/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +2O_LPV$,
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. pB LO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 WQ`T'k#ESW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. }C}_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ![%,pip2/&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3}Qh`+Yj]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BZ9iy~
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（10）for good 永远 ]+P &Y:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |e >-v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F)Lbr>H?I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #J_i 5KmXJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w3D_ c~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. I "4B1g
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {J$aA6t:"T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |{T2|iJI
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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 HenJlo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jL SZ#H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C# >C59
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nKdLhCN'=
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %L 3 ]l
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。 +Sfv.6~v
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `Nj|}^A
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