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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V*|#j0}b
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L,
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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. gLH#UwfJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]rhxB4* 1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;`TSu5/
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（4） cook up 虚构 4Y=sTXbFt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y*AB=d^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 % U4w@jp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ga%x(1U[&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T9N&Nh7 3
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. Ao%;!(\I%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~MgU "P>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e/h2E dY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1e0O-aT#Q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !.[N( %"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +&T;jad2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RZV8{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d+6 by,'
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（10）for good 永远 \w]c<gM K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1 o ;*`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \mB H6GS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6]#\|lds1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !A 6l\_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N1O& fMz
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. s` bC?wr5h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V&'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C&\vVNV;9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OfR\8hAY
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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 /!r#=enG7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ) LA^j |Y}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *L%i- Wg"
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B>^5h?(lt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K{
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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。 yxECK&&P0#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8\M%\]_
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