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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dor1(@no|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |LZ{kD|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /<n7 iIK)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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（4） cook up 虚构 !j`<iPI7B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UkpTK8>&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3@\/5I xn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e)B1)c 8s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d/ j?.\
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. >'W,8F
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {6 h 1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .Z'NH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +a L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. uA [
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RV_I&HD!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2( 0%{*m
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（10）for good 永远 J^yqu{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X,aRL6>r
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X>yDj]*4P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )Jk$j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 035jU '
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YR0AI l:L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A :KZyd"Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )Cj1VjAg
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 }:c~5whN
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4V4S5V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 G^nG^HTo5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^gx~{9`RR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hvO$ f.i
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。 ]58 ~b%s
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [ !#Db a#
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