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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GIv){[i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !Zbesp KZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C;a@Jjor'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 g-yi xU
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sIm#_+Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 FBsn;,3<W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B; -2$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %{ST z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7aQcP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z };ZxN
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /#yA %0=w
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. p,n\__
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。 .^XH uN&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ( G8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6.Bh3p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m1e b8yX
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Tiprdvm<
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（10）for good 永远 B ~_Spp
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uMDtdC8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;\s~%~ \
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ( 2zeG`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %|jzEBz @
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3"vRK5Bf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8{@`kyy|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +',^((o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ixzTJ]y u
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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 T\cR2ZT~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. lJ'trYaq7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0 8O7F
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. enPLaiJ'|q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `1$y( w]
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。 +Tp%5+E
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 'jN/~I
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