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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q4 Cw{2r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =k &'ft
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. , {]>U'-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1s1$J2LX
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rVZk G,Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 :]?I| .a
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7@06x+!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7<X_\,I
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. kkh#VGh"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Plt~l3_
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. SVeL c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ] V}";cm;2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ek3/`]V:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ga!t:O@w
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C'hZNFsF;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A.(Z0,S-i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m[%&K W(
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（10）for good 永远 91[(K'=&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z${ DW@o3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qJrK ?:O;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v-g2k_ o|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 b m`x
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X8y&|uH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rVkRU5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s F f@>
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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 "}(*Km5Po
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. eY;XF. mF
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3Vs8"BFjz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0.=dOz r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UM3}7 |
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。 sA#}0>`3S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E WrIDZi
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