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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _W0OM [
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J>=1dCK
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k42b:W5%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Y*@|My`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5v|H<wPp
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（4） cook up 虚构 iV?` i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J` w]}GlH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WP0 #i~3*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /M3 y)K`^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ku{XW8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6Z~Ya\~.g.
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. .zvlRt.zl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0V zXDb>`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nQ5N=l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9nn>O?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bvl~[p $W3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. XwcMt r*
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（10）for good 永远 @l'G[jN5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (lb6]MtTHY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 On=u #DxQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DU;[bt K>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 VCjq3/[_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B &?fM~J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q( IZJGb
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :$=|7v
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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 .eo~?u<j&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^IBGYl 5n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %y>+1hakkX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =_[2n? 9y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )!e3.C|V1W
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。 9 ~~qAoD
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ABc)2"i:*
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