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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X{xkX g8h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %tkqWK:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qX5]\nX&G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {! (
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w:B&8I(n}w
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（4） cook up 虚构 KUX6n(u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k7:ISj J
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MV<)qa T
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VKXi*F9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2O(k@M5E?
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. UV% o&tv|<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~ xam ;]2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )`k+Oyvi<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0F!Uai1
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fc:87ZR{ K
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ` o_i+?E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .nr%c*JUp
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（10）for good 永远 \Q`#E'?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L C RWC`%&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 d?U,}tv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fX:G;vYn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S%
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8f? o?c|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %,N-M]Jf
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "}uu-5]3
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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 D S|x*w'I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7}=MVp] )S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f:t5`c.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H b!A\; >
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。 BH^cR<<j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 k3
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