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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /x c<&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Dq/_^a/1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JR8 b[Oj.S
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c@wSv2o$
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（4） cook up 虚构 # ` Q3Z}C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;IZ*o<_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Jr$,w7tQn@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ELf cZfJ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GvSSi'q~B
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. <o@&I "
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c7UmR?m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. V T8PV5z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7|% |w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ZUePHI-dP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \UA\0p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }(k#,&Fv`
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（10）for good 永远 O#LG$Y
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pRWEBd1U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %:2EoX N"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jBZlN Ew
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jr[(g:L
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5&?[ Vt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O AJGwm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rQmDpoy =
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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 0U|t@& q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j/.$ (E
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8(-V pU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3y^PKI Irt
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。 %Ms "LoK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dbn9t7'{
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