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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $|rCrak;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eR7qE) h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @ <|6{N<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 TFNUv<>X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j[_t6Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )uANmThOz
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;9}w|!/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G}182"#4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C\y[&egww
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 eH ;Wfs2f
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. o^8*aH)I>Y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =g/4{IL %
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5P-K *C&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 $$k7_rs
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r5D jCV"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qsD?dH i7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wYZy e^7
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（10）for good 永远 d&/^34g n
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >_rzT9gX&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 kTr6{9L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -0{T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oxUE79
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &r&;<Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V*~1,6N [
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J@oEV=L
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?R dmKA
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Mi;}.K0J
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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 Y'tq m &}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6"BtfQ")
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^>3tYg&7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |z.Gh1GCy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Dm7Y#)%8
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。 qzuQq94k
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A ~qW.
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