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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X~xd/M=9^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 raQ7.7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8O " U 0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oQL59XOT4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x[Wwq =~
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（4） cook up 虚构 wlPx,UqZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2+Wzf)tB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _0 m\[t.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =-o'gL
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w%zRHf8C
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :ah
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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. SI6B#u-i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 [0UGuj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K]x a/G(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hwqbi "o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ++Ww888 20
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _U{&@}3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {w
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（10）for good 永远 jn.C|9/mj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .4l/_4,s_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k6Cn"2q <
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]Zf6Yw .Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C}5M;|%3)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. * xR
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G9g6.8*&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .C]cK%OO
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V#q}Wysft
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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 A4 mSJ6K]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ei({`^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j*;N\;iL!*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "'Z- UV
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。 YH:8<O,{-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 PKq-@F%X
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