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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;j#$d@VG"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 oYYns%r}{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |4UU`J9M
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rAc
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（4） cook up 虚构 {K{&__Nk
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +%Vbz7+!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 omxBd#;F$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T&?0 hSYt
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =)56]ki}
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. s UaUZO2V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 / 38b :,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cJEO wAN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TBfX1v|Z)
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 X(D$eV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !i0jk,[B=
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（10）for good 永远 ,/. U'{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jTNfGu0x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Sz\"*W;>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^wL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m){.{Vn]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \bt+46y@]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "K EB0U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nwwKef(
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 7wt2 |$Qz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %21i#R`E
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .xtjB8 gc
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |aiP7C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ={9G.%W
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。 [\o+I:,}wi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 WZk\mSNV
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