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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4E=0qbt8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?fK^&6 pI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +7Yu ^&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,0!uem}1i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l80bHp=
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ue(r} *
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vd}*_ d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aj n-KG!A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c 9rVgLqn!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F =XF]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [6D>f?z
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. FU%~ 9NKX
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。 GR, J0LT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 dQ: ?<zZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K7IyCcdB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 GDF{Lf)/v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U1l0 Uke
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $ye^uu;Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W_^> M Lq
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ajW[eyX
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（10）for good 永远 6wPeb~{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FbveI4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Bg-VCJI<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #c-b}.R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 JwZ?hc
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TfJL+a0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 TMK'(6 dH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tW m> j
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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 PdT83vOCE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5O&d3;p'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 q0Xoj__c!A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'Q5 &5UrBr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8Jr1_a
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。 ?0{yq>fTu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 U
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