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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x7^VU5w#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X(Mpg[,N"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. w/*#TDR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \ ),f?f-m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a3w6&e`
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（4） cook up 虚构 @6+_0^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 A & B|n!;b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pw]r&)I`y[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nsXG@C S :
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z^T;d^OJc
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. nHDK e )V
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 4VeT]`C^h
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Qnt }:M +
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +HWFoK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 { g`!2"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +]- '{%-zK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ia; osqW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 m{Uh{G$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n/*" 2
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（10）for good 永远 UY({[?Se
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LY)Wwl*wc
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LE 5N2k
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :%Iv<d<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \h s7>5O^K
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \}k R'l
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j r .{M
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d_&pxy?
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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 #?D[WTV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >d"\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 QQ{*j7i)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;w]1H&mc*A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {E)tzBI;^
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。 }QQl.'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [N %InsA9k
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