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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ZfalB
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R{{d4 =:S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f5D.wSY
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Jg#L8>p1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S~^0
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（4） cook up 虚构 [P#^nyOh(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iw1((&^)"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <jd S0YT
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. z{T2! w~[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 48,Aq*JFw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L8-
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. )Y':u_Lo
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ( 8+ _~_
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]PdpC"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 v8g3]MVj 3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .XM3oIaW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 iqf+rBL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. i gzISYC_
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（10）for good 永远 }i_[wq{E&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. CaNZScnZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2YK4 SL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j}8IT
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "hz(A.THi
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wbI(o4rXE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l1`Zp9I
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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 xt
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W"Dj+ /uS
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,: w~-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IC[SJVH;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;~z>GJox
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。 LYh5f#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 k_V1x0sZ
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