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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \I?w)CE@R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e"]"F{Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YPu9Q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 59.$ULQVMY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. X4a^m w\"
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（4） cook up 虚构 ! 0^;;'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fV 3r|Bp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 M&r2 :Whk
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1Q]Rd
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |+98h&U~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K4 C ^m|e
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. |pJC:woq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $ *k)|4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D}-o+6TI?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k}GjD2m
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y,C=@t@_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {3LA%xO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _pW_G 1U
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（10）for good 永远 F+m[&MKL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b(l0js
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 xRlY r# %
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /Y,r@D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yG\UW& P
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,9d9_c. T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /%!~x[BeJ>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \@K~L4>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gw^'{b
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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 6g"C#&{@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >"%ob,c:#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?1peF47Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zPR8f-U vw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zsj`F9*e
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。 dQD$K| aUp
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Ow@v"L;jF!
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