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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z)XRx:YU;$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kY,U8a3!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yq_LW>|Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wi8Yl1p]!z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~'5
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（4） cook up 虚构 6*l^1; U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -IlJ^Al4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 OI}
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (qn2xrV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *'"T$ib
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o ]Jv;Iy@?
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. I fO;S*Qt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #B'aU#$u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ae^X35
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2=-utN@Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nI*/Mhx
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O 2{)WWOT
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. " " O"
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（10）for good 永远 {)- .xG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q|}a R:4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NRnRMY-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~5ZvOX6L2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F Kc; W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &m3.h!dq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e{({|V '
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0YH+B
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 "`}~~.q
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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 CZ 2`H[8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4!$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +i `*lBup$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1rw0sAuGy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 < V\Y@Ei+
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。 ,F+B Wot4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ocwG7J\W
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