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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y?CEV-3+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i,<TaW*I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ox H S7b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 BU<A+Pe>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i^Ep[3
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（4） cook up 虚构 -'5:Cq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f{^C+t{r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 BT`D| <
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i7mT<w>?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ol{)U;, `
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. + [|2k(U
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &AZr (>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. My,ki:V?g6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 C;G~_if4PR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I/pavh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bn~=d@'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6_^ u}me
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（10）for good 永远 Rkw)IdB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y>R|Uf.o z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F4 YCU$V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j'X]bd'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H.'MQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7t0\}e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R1{ "
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 H}dsd=yO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. do+HPnfDzU
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9fzbR ~s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5d*k[fZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (C!u3ke2D
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 uG${`4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ig G@v9'
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