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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b\9MM
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J'H}e F`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n&N>$c,T27
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _ \LP P_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &hco3HfW
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（4） cook up 虚构 T5g L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EjDr
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l?Qbwv}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D]StDOmM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XKQ\Ts2<k
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. P'<D0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =_:Mx'7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. sb"h:i>O4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aP}30E*Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 59X'-fg ,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dZIruZ)x
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. X*QQVj
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（10）for good 永远 3U!#rz"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (\o &Gl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 E~K5n2CI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. f C_H 0h3
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l`(pV ;{W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \F5 d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R^+,D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FwaYp\z
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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 5JggU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <F6LC_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2'T uS?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zv^ n
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mh" 9V5T
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。 sRaTRL2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 yDmx)^En
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