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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uxXBEq;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |]jb& M
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z InpMp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j'Gt&\4
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PQy4{0 _
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（4） cook up 虚构 }tRm] w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2L3)#22m*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gZN8!#h}B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9B{k , 1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i+A3 ~w5c
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c23oCfB>
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. j_K4;k#r
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I3a NFa}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6Y^23W F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `.E [}W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K* %9 )hq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h{CL{ >d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. APvDP?
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（10）for good 永远 qyZ"
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M\ o9I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 B;M?,<%FRU
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D[4u+g?[}>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0@[$lv;OS
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <lgYcdJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y <?kzt
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dz:E?
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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 {ME2ImD
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O@tU.5*$5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1 8|m)(W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. QCD .YFM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 srPWE^&
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。 Ar%%}Gx /
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `EEL1[:BR
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