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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zRE7 w:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wH${q@z _
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 06Hn:IT18
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bxa],inuZ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?4lAL
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（4） cook up 虚构 s`
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *!s4 #| h
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [#9ij3vxd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C,I N +@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 { YGz=5 ^
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?Y hua9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +qz)KtJS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9lD,aOb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QKP9*dz
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k=~?!+p7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 N 0qC/da1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H|TzD "2N
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?D\%Z Xo
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )>Lsj1qk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x!$,Hcph,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p Jv?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C`jP8"-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }DM2#E`_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =:g^_Hy
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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 gOWyV @
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R_ 1C+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q./ lX:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %zelpBu+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1tr>D:c\
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。 SQ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 v]BQIE?R /
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