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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Wy!uRzbBv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @H6%G>K,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m $)YYpX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1B (G]o_>!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zv,\@Z9.($
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（4） cook up 虚构 - G FwFkWm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l -XnB
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d0Tg qO{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *0lt$F$~b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X& /(x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g4i #1V=
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. &D)Hz
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X:DMT>5k
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @f\
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lu3Q, W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 } mgVC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. aE}=^%D
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（10）for good 永远 $f9 ,##/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <Nvlk \LQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [1e.i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $x/J+9Ww
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 GpScc'a7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. wE)]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 coW)_~U|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L(W%~UGN
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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 -?[O"D"c
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Tq.MubaO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1<;\6sg
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e og\pMv
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jQO* oq}
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。 cPV5^9\T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r4;^c}
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