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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P2)g%$ME
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1'5 !")r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. * =O@D2g0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 h#8 {fr)6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s '@@ q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bre6SP@
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（4） cook up 虚构 !" : arK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1xwq:vFC.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YGLR%PYv"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ||?wRMV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Zn'y"@%t[
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. T0}P ' q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j0jam:.p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PvdR)ZE m
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dk2o>jI4;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?/ s=E+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0M>%1 *
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2qkC{klC^M
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（10）for good 永远 z~a]dMs"(P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U 0S}O(Ptr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g:c
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fmq^AnKd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dzMI5fA<_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4^B:Q9B)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B6vmBmN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 cl-i 6[F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }(XvI^K[^
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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 5 *>3(U
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L9U<E $%#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AuYi$?8|5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ' C*NyHc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `o*g2fW!
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。 |wj/lX7y
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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 jx+q
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