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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $&ex\_W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y1#- ^, qg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c-[Q,c
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }f<fg Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [?Mc4uT{
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（4） cook up 虚构 Wv6z%r<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CP c"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w{_e"N
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +A]&AkTw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z}sG3p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y_}K?
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~C}(\8g
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9\AEyaJFZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7xLo 4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zF[3%qZE:T
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )ZS:gD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qh)|FQ[s$r
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（10）for good 永远 ^2&O3s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O!#L#u53
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^q4l4)8jX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yRgDhA
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t-v^-#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9s;!iDFn
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x HM&csL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sYAG,r>h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b qZ?uvc3
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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 H3
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C$N4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q;1VF;<"vH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. oiTMP`Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 USnD7I/b
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。 `@u+u0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _0DXQS\
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