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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. oT9XJwqnv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :O>Nd\UtO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z9 OMC$,V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zWKrt.Dg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QjW~6Z.tI
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（4） cook up 虚构 )[^:]}%r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (_s !,QUe
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $w2[5|^ S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. juve 9HaW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Yc|- sEK/
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. A61-AwvF8-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B8BY3~}]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ] % ZjD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @eG#%6">
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^YB\\a9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .n ^O)|Z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `gA5P %
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（10）for good 永远 xr1I 8 5kM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Si%Eimiq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fu7[8R" {
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c+\Gd}IJq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 = -a?oH-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y+~Aw"J}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vp9E }ga
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C9^elcdv
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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 a7 '\ *
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =fu_ Jau}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 a}+ _Yo(Q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $(<*pU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B+e~k?O] 1
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。 xX6 7bswG
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BfO}4
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