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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X^#48*"a
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8HdmG{7.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ooz+V;#Q
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kg7oH.0E
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（4） cook up 虚构 R~CQ=KQ.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {*As-Y:'F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^Qrdh0j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *nluK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]|( (&Y
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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. ouK&H|'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]<A|GY0q1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z,qo
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nZ h L
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GptJQ =pV
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（10）for good 永远 RtGETiA\b
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]y@9 z b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 mfQQ<Q @
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2I(0EBW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XgP7
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .6+j&{WNo!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =|bM|8,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oore f orr
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U")~bU
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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 ~;QO`I=0P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'ADt<m_$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 \/la`D
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ` QXO+'j4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YvHP]N{SA'
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。 @zB {Ig
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dr$k6kZ}'U
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