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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S21,VpW\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _<2E"PrT
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c[Zje7 @
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z EO WO
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（4） cook up 虚构 y* h<MQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6S\ 8$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RCLeA=/N@0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C{wEzM :
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u> / TE
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }4S 6Xe
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. ;6hOx(>`=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uRe'% ?W
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. da ~],MN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s&J]zb`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?[>3QE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9Lfv^V0
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（10）for good 永远 G9@0@2aY8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mlS$>O_aX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j$5LN.8J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eKqk= (
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 eQvg7aO;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w:l
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -C&P%tt Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vgN&K@hJ
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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 *G 9V'9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k+l b@!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 LB?u8>a' I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %GIr&V4|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xFg>SJ7]
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。 wo 5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `n?DU;,
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