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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s{^B98d+W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 38w^=" -T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lj<Sa
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B#g~c<4<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0qN`-0Y k
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（4） cook up 虚构 'Ix@<$~i3F
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l= {Y[T&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F3bTFFt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7hk< {gnr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fqI67E$59
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 daSe0:daJ
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~"Stmx
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。 7T/BzXr,B
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z^'~iU-?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. T";evM66
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c0o]O[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. uw3 vYYFX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {F<0e^*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8&EJ. CQ
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（10）for good 永远 4. R(`#f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HGYTh"R
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $ W7}Igx#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %Yu~56c-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "6d0j) YO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5Y+YN1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AFi_P\X
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J$6WU z:?
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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 o-bH3Jkb]&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6>]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #e@NV4q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :a{dWgN
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s~{rC{9X
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。 cg {5\ Vl
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P; .r oD9
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