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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rAn:hR{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qj7 }]T_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1dhuLN%Ce
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0! Vza?9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `j1b5& N;7
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（4） cook up 虚构 e7Sp?>-d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j|KjQ'9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %/4_|.8u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g5C$#<28
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S}b^_+UbP
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. h+ms%tNT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 k\TP3*fD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !(F?Np Am
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xHD $0eq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8og8;#mnyr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -@tj0OHg
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. M2$Hb_S{
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（10）for good 永远 R.\]JvqO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ne)3@?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 '
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g%V#Z`*|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Cw"[$E'J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 XtQwLH+F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )MF 4b ][
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Dkx}}E:<
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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 UpPl-jeT
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BaWU[*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C23p1%#1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )4h|7^6ji
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |
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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。 %# o@ c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vcCNxIzEG
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