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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z L9:e7o
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 T8d=@8g,%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t#w,G
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k{U[ U1j
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（4） cook up 虚构 U2CC#,b !(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5&xbGEP$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 + WT?p]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VCwC$ts
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [Y
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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. HDaeJk
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 We vd6)\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Wr-I~>D%_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {rn ^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. MhJA8| B6|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bh#6yvpMR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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（10）for good 永远 e wWw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <[ u(il
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 VTY # {
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z#D*HAd`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (:\L@j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 : ))&"GY
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1Zi` \N 4T
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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 | g1Cs
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. KZa6*,, s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ei"c|/pO
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [j0jAl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lCBH3-0^
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/" H5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2%9 L'-
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