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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [\<#iRcP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Uf7ACv)Dn
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Zos .W S#
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *,:2O&P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ja 5od
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（4） cook up 虚构 'q~<ZO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 40`Qsv0#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W)D?8*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (;05=DsO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ik)u/r DW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n/*" 2
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. )16+Pm8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <"`f!k#[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 4Hb"yp$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 m*jE\+)=^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W+=j@JY}q9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hS &H*
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（10）for good 永远 X@Z t4)2#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :8}Qt^p
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R=,
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |T "j7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3Rsrb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \r{ wN qyv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TC'SDDX
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v^Fu/Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 62.Cq! ~
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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 dxZn| Y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tP2.D:( R
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L[Y$ `e{zd
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zPHx\ z"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >0 o[@gJl
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。 5%V(eR
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^{0*?,-x
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