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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N {]|!#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 C} #:<Jx
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u/5I;7c b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wn'_;0fg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }ug|&2 5D
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（4） cook up 虚构 <}c`jN!z.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W9{>.E?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^/Id!Y7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eD0Rv0BV^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]_S&8F}|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $Nr :YI
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~;Ga65_6_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =OIx G}*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7XE/bhe%S
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3_Su5~^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. JLsy|}>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 jXO*_R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M"OX NPkc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. DRLX0Ml]\
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（10）for good 永远 kfo, PrW`A
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. & p 1Et
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @Z.s:FV [
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |IqQ%;H
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5 N(/K. ^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tI&Z!fj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *yqEl
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [ X.sCl|
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 B
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3u 7^*$S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 m'$]lf;*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O $uXQ.r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Ti
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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。 $- m`LF@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p]uwGW DI
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