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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k {*QU(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =*2,^j
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b dgkA
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HZyA\FS
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *GT=U(d
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（4） cook up 虚构 j[G`p^u l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i+Z)`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 i5VZ,E^ E
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sT M;l,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 j9p6 rD
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `2mddx8
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. X0lPRk53(
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Bm$|XS3cD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o*cu-j3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j#l =%H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 cHjQwl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hyI7X7Hy
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "tJ+v*E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4&iQo'
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（10）for good 永远 ;J %:DD
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q Be6\oq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _D '(R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O2w-nd74U
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M(%H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .wfydu)3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7sot?gF
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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 kSAVFzUS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "+HJ/8Dd1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1"h"(d A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k<gH*=uXY'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 JcAsrtrG]
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。 kiTC)S=])
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f ,F X# _4
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