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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |3S'8Oe CI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K2*1T +?X
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /%62X{=>;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]$X=~ >w
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D}=i
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（4） cook up 虚构 6 v#sq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 u= 4Rn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1DX=\BWp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9Ah4N2nL-b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^yL6A 1
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ek\8u`GC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C-O~Oi l
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 S= j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b=,B Le\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Alxf;[s
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（10）for good 永远 S 13cQ?4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (G>[A}-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c7Z4u|G
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C$ 3*[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m P(3[a_Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UuG%5 ZC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H$6RDMU
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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 :I"CQ
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P - m_] ,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =u0=)\0@r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. , ) :aU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )t~ad]oM
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。 +sJ{9# 6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I'D 3~UI f
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