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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v5[gFY(?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +hRy{Ps/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;\pr05
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F_@B ` ,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e{x>u(
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（4） cook up 虚构 FGVw=G{r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G&oD;NY@/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 B^2r4
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5{=+S]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Xt$qj tVM
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 6wp 1 jN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bF _]j/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. J!Z6$VERy
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0>Y3xN b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DuC#tDP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `l45T~`] $
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c/ Pql!h+
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（10）for good 永远 d/
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5( <O?#P
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4 U dk#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'xS@cF o(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4b<|jVl\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;!f='QuA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `)cI^ !
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b36{vcs ~
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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 A.b^?k%I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )j2 #5`?"j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RQ=rB9~:ZN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U*+-#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '`^~Zy?c
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。 .6MG# N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 YT-ua{ .^
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