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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. / 3pvq%i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 oP CtLz}z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x'IYWo
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v@^P4cu;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ? f\ ~:Gm/
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（4） cook up 虚构 #'&&&_Hu3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. XD= p:Ezh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U.,_zEbx,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 luj UEHzp
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. 7j22KQ|EX^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PZjK6]N\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 td"D&1eQ@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X}@'FxIF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (0W)Jd[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9yrSCDu00
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（10）for good 永远 $ 9%UAqk9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _q7mYc
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A`nw(f_/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lC AD $Ia~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z 7
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2iV/?.<Z&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h:3^FV&#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :)eU)r"s4
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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 WPpS?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Fk*C 8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dum(T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I #8T Y/XP
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |iLf;8_:
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。 Rx fhk,I
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Fd(o8z8Q
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