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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R6dw#;6{I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +xRja( d6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. : QSlctW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 MUz.-YRt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R+lKQAyC0=
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（4） cook up 虚构 -"Lia!Q]M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *j><a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4PTHU yX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JO5~Vj_"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Rb<aCX
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. e+bpbyV_#
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 - x3QgDno
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o; 6\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M]jzbJ3Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :g'"*VXYB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 RoM'+1nP:#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y&lj+j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 WXNJc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %&Z!-k(
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（10）for good 永远 `*9W{|~Gwx
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E~2}rK+#)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9g J`H'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PAH;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $tj[ *
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cli P+#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )Y
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Z?G-~3]e
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3tS~/o+]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 G~8C7$ 0z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TaG'?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A
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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。 P ` Anf_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N02N
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