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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?Gfe?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sSK$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8msDJ {,X
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GA lO<Mu
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^D |c
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Yw<:I&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c`QsKwa
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U\{Z{F %8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z wW9>Y
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. Z}wAh|N-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L\[jafb_`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~^*tII OX
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `39U I 7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (I5ra_FVs
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =l +p nG
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（10）for good 永远 qC &<U
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $7,dKC &
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 6eD[)_?]y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4$"Lf'sH6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {65X37W
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S} /CzQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2~)]E#9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ))N^)HR
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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 /Kvb$]F+!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Fk4 3sqU6~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8z-Td- R6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 83a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K*<n<;W
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。 S]>_o "|HV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 d<Di;5
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