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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \}W.RQ ^3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v_ h{_b 8
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UPF=X) !M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IuD<lMeJ J
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（4） cook up 虚构 $la,_ Sr
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M`'2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |1R @Jz`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. . +sIjd
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fJKOuFK
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5 B6:pH6e
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. p P&~S<[
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。 AsOI`@FV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =9-c*bL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f{0PLFj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {1[8,Ho
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `KN{0<Ne
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G(i/ @>l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %|Vq"MW,I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3c)xNXq m
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（10）for good 永远 o'G")o
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^<c?I re
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7o3f5"z
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?]S* = 6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ' tekne
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5n<Efi]j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t+ t&eg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HzV3O-Qz]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6;Bqu5_Cj
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %5b2vrg~*
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 SyI#Q[f'_
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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 e([}dz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ad[-YT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bT J7RqL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;TYkJH"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0=NB[eG
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。 c(fwl`y !x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R b'"09)$
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