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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }`M53>C,gQ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )f(.{M
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wG6@. ;3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 2K?~)q&t*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m:|jv|f
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（4） cook up 虚构 $OOZ-+8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vpR^G`/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #Ezq}F8Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F ^&
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <X9 T}g
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |^&n\vXv
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. QH%Zbt2qS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >'IFr9&3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hm#S4/=#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #Hm*<s.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g=w,*68vuy
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A$*#n8 ,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q|40
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. X"QIH|qx-
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（10）for good 永远 q;co53.+P)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ];BGJ5^j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |GPR3%9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 27mGX\T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B&^WRM;7t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8\,|T2w,X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !]c]:ed\C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CNwYQe-i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'u@_4wWp
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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 Ki#({~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Hg8n `a;R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dre@V(\;hQ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X r7pFw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /18Z4TA
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。 R#j -Z#/"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2+KOUd&jS
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