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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e<^tY0rR&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P|.KMtG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2 597#O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +V |]:{3W
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /$rS0@p
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（4） cook up 虚构 O)5-6lm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !00%z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #U/B,`= >
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [u RsB5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. rMlbj2T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 @V :b Co
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. of& vQ
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /gFyow1W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +[2lS54"W4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 00pHnNoxW
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（10）for good 永远 EoY#D '[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w#b~R^U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;U`HvIch
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0XozYyq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h}`< pq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. OC\C^ Yh*U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jEO;
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s ox 90o 7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F 37,u|
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 v 5$zz w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. A`r&"i OKA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b '{D4/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. P7Y[?=' v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U&eLj "XZ
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。 Ns 9g> ~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |]]fcJOBP
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