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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f( q^R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _2{i}L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X$,#OR
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \
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（4） cook up 虚构 N*JW d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CFD& -tED&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,X6.p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d #7 z
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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. R{S{N2+p(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K V ^ `
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |x3&#(Tf
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p" ht|x
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4A0R07"
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（10）for good 永远 l i}4d +
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hf P} +on%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [La=z 7*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cl{x5>.'#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "XMTj <D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Hx2.2 A^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ) K>XLaG)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %stZ'IX
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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 *\m
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 w(n&(5FzB<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -QCo]:cp
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V ^nYG$si
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。 gE(QVbh(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qO[6?q=c:
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