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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9Bt GzI\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. OX; (Mg|
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。 .pUB.l$)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ZxnPSA@%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 'lZlfS:Z8
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（4） cook up 虚构 kBR=a%kG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EE 1D>I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |:R\j0t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I+& T}R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ZwMVFC-d
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. 6LDZ|K@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 gFTU9k<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. lKe jWT`;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;-u]@35
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Mgw#4LU
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2X2Ax~d@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F|F0#HC ?
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（10）for good 永远 2.Vrh@FNRo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bPOPoq1#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 G! I+ +M"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {A0F/#M]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 swj\X ,{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. NRx 7S 9W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v)du]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1!1JT;gG^9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |Gz<I
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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 { }/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #-B<u-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pqO3(2F9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bD vGFSAH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bKS/T^UQ
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。 _ |C3\x1c
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _K9PA[m5 ~
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