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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q`,%L1c4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W:,Wex^9n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y=p!xr>
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >!6|yk`GJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 gs5(~YiT6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8LbwEKl
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F}5d>nw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U }LW8886
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <.Ws; HN}
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. BH">#&j[
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T IWR[r1!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dE7S[O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4f([EV[6dK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Nc;O)K!FH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Mfj82rHg
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（10）for good 永远 w&q[%(G_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l3>S{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y;"k5 + q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7?$?Y u
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [nTI\17iA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KK){/I= z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @5Xo2}o-Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F (*B1J2_g
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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
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =]W i aF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~b f\fPm
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。 w!.@64-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JU 9 GJ"
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