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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,S i23S\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 . 787+J?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AZC bUkq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yjbqby7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4S]`S\w
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（4） cook up 虚构 K~_[[)14b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <|s9@;(I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >~5>)yN_a1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6uYCU|JsU
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J ['paHSF
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. &\$l%ic uo
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s|U ?{Byb!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `V@{#+X
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 p*rB T,'
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pN o<:p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 V=}b>Jo2j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9tVA.:FOZ
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（10）for good 永远 /! kKL$j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g(\FG
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y#_,Ig5.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d* Y&V$?zl
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9d4 PH
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dlC)&Ai
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Vc3tKuMsiX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kL,{H~iq;
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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 AlNiqnZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }!\ZJo a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 m<wng2`NTv
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hbh h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _](vt,|L
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。 D L_{q6ZK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 B ~cQl
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