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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <8>gb!D G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Tt.wY=,K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `)FSJV1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vcnUb$%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k1HukGa
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（4） cook up 虚构 gf^"s fNk
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NZSP*# !B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^ 9
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8o-*s+EY"&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PK@hf[YHe
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. B(x i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0!YB.=\{_q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _4VF>#b
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 q[#2`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L\--h`~YU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &{?*aK&%3l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JW ;DA E<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,lLkAd?q
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（10）for good 永远 )2KQZMtgm]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. | -l)$i@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /l -lkG5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vq|o}6Et
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &o>ctf.x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *Y'@|xf*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 JyY-@GF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g z-X4A"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V )CS,w
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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 4hb<E H'_&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G:NI+E"]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]5X=u (}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #;59THdtPk
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I Kx]?0sS
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。 / E~)xgPM<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ww&~ZZZ {
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