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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lM86 *g 'l
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m2E$[g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F l83
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比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 / *RDy!m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 orVsMT[A
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b' Pq [ )
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（4） cook up 虚构 8c(}*,O/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bW(+Aw=O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {hG r`Rh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vA2@Db}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \(Dq=U zQI
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. xphw0Es
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K QXw~g?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S~d_SU~>`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kT @RA}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !sQ$a #Ea
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O{ zY (`[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C7[ge&
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（10）for good 永远 8ar2N)59
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8J{I6nPF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 34-QgE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >8_#L2@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }hrLM[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 k@JDG]R<{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Mez ;DKJ`
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 vZj^&/F$=g
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nv1'iSEeOl
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'c<vj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .Cda OWM7
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。 4J0{$Xuu 0
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y$b4Ga9j
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