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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y}*\[}l:&x
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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. 7M_U2cd|TD
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h}_~y'^!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <:FP4e
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（4） cook up 虚构 o; a:Dd
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6Tw#^;q-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 L TV{{Z+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5AS[\CB4
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. Qp"y?S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )Au6Nf
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "vCM}F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T u{&v'!j6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J `q]6qf#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u~
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cfox7FmW
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（10）for good 永远 hUQ,z7-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Mypc3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (>6*#9#p
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '}g*!jL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6) oLus
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O%1v) AT&\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^JI o? R
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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 ,*4p?|A
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i |{Dd%4vK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +,:du* C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JOjoi A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Wv__ wZ
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。 `28};B>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IchCACK
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