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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K5.C*|w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Sej$x)Q\t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `\Npu
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S$H4xkKs
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（4） cook up 虚构 g ]ihwm~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =;{S>P!I(t
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MoX* e
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. AjlG_F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ci*5E$+\
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~*[ }O)7#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T5Fah#-4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w}1)am &pD
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ld?M ,Qd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2~@=ua[|=5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YW}/C wB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. an7N< -?
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（10）for good 永远 fBF}-{VX(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vK{K#{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 NWpRzh8$u
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j>T''T f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m88~+o<G%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1)R)+ `y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s_[?(Ip{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S3<v?tqLr
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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 f/B--j q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9j"\Lr*o "
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9N29dp>g{{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;E&XFTdO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ; M(}fV]
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。 G#V22Wca8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P2p^jm
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