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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yeA]j[ #
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FY
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V^_U=Ed@M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dte- 2?%~j
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. lD $\t/8B
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（4） cook up 虚构 -fOBM 4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @ X5#?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?L6wky{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7h`t-6<!q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Wz;@Rl|F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 63kZ#5g(Dw
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. TjOK8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 !{v Zvy"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Pb<6-Jc[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @>+`1C
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5m\ )82s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I>lblI$7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 37 *2/N2
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（10）for good 永远 Bnw^W _
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =KHX_ib
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S$/SFB$)~W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 60l!3o"p!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;A 0ZcgF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ={50>WXE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P>R u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |}@teN^J*U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bVr`a *EM
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 w I[Hoi
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -c#vWuLl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B^.:dn
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5kCXy$"%
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。 SPnW8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >RrG&Wv59
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