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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?4q6>ipx
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZzI^*Nyg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \XMl8G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -MHu BgYJ-
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^k^%w/fo
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U*k$pp6\b~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NEZF q?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +zs;>'Sf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X~ G"TT$)
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. fXIe Cn
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H7#RL1qM&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. gNLjk4H,S[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r-Z'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O:lD>A4{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f
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（10）for good 永远 *i%!j/QDAP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 34 8Bu 7':
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s o ~p+]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 eIof{#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zq4mT;rqz
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [.<vISRir
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S~Q7 >oNm
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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 sSD(mO<(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IUc!nxF#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M"p $9t
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O IewG5O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1u XtBk6
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 v S% +
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S$JM0 1
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