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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >SSF:hI"J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Gd:fWz(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;y4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k<8:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w}oH]jVKL6
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（4） cook up 虚构 }SUe 4r&4}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j pOi Eo
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l$)pCo
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J|,| *t
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. CQ#p2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |CStw"Fog
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d=H C;T)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rs 7R5 F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zx0{cNPK 5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oNl_r: G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :mY(d6#A>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &d9";V"E
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（10）for good 永远 !mq+Oz~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gd/W8 *NFR
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l,,5OZw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L!-T`R8'c
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k\zN h<^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v3.JG]zLpP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u=R F6V|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jJ|O]v$N
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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 U*[/ F)!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Be0P[v
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mhT3 Fwc
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. b[$l{RQ[?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :);GeZ
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。 c KF 8 (
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tb{l(up /a
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