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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s E[`x^1'8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G<7M;vRvP
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2f[; U"
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 r84 ^/+"T
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（3）clown around 胡闹 60 ~;UBm5O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~, } |~
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（4） cook up 虚构 }nlS&gew^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. VM%g QOo<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 76tn`4NIP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e Uy*0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 , -H 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. "Pwa} {
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !h.hJt
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p^8a<e?f~f
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i% 1UUI(W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _f^6F<!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +cH>'OXoB
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（10）for good 永远 ? 0; 2ct
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R,BJr y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 EIRDH'[L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b= 5w>*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nB`|VYmOP1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;5ki$)v"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |*c1S
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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 , '0#q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I;w !
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jC'h54 ,Mr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V*@a E
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。 5REFz
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 t"4* ]S
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