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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sFgsEKs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yWH!v]S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ldaT:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A4 L.bB l
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J? &%fI
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（4） cook up 虚构 `Z2-<:]6&a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !i{5mc \
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d=HD!
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &D7Mv5i0@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2.a{,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. sg<c 1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 wFL7JwK:G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 8(-N;<Ef2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )Y=ti~?M(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .7Itbp6=R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *W4~.peoE
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1L _(n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PW* [( VX
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（10）for good 永远 `S]DHxS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :rN5HOg^9
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :1!k*5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~H626vT37
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <d 3 a
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !4+@b
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S\A9r!2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R lmeZy4.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v ,)vW5jGI
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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 24d{ol)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {pk&dB _Bu
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ap .L= vn
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]=sGLd^)E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x@,B))WlGr
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。 \yA*)X+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 sj% \ lq
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