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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QU^?a~r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ln=:E$jX
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YU% U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 $t42?Z=N&z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. eop7=!`-~~
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（4） cook up 虚构 X0gWTs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3!KEk?I]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 N'RUtFqj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \dc*! Es
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ewczq1%l:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q#!c6 lG
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. E,:E u<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c9 N5 c
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. V(6ovJpA0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S.A|(?x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ! V;glx[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &IgH]?t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $79-)4;z4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *Wz\FixP0
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（10）for good 永远 ,Taq ~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?{*/VJl$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9$:+5f,%a
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7[u$ !.4{*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 " f <+~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j*}2A I
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $>y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :#zv,U&OC
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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 ac??lHtH9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `SSUQ#@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 JqYt^,,Q:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vAp?Zl? g
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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。 i@ XFnt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KdB9Q ;
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