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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M {x ie
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O,9X8$5H-a
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. > eo8
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 jOl 1_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 RndOm.TE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kPJ~X0Fr{t
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >4'21,q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VRhRwdC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 8|<f8Z65!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M cb<[~m
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0*{p Oe/u
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ):E'`ZP!F
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S ljZ~x,!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a}D&$yz2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ph\F'xROe
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DZAH" sb
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~[; {
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fiqj ;GW
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（10）for good 永远 +2(P c JR~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @}{VM)Fc+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]eL~L_[G\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }'_ :XKLj
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 % NwoU%q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ug `
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Es,0'\m&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %,E7vYjT%
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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 zN/Gy}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Xa6qvg7/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *Ag, kW"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,|>nF;.Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $q=h c u
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ^:$j:w?j
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )%1&/uN)
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