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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B=}s7$^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [Smqe>U 1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tP1znJh>y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }IRD!
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（4） cook up 虚构 * ,L e--t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. PR3i }y>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Nt,:`o |
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. IOddu2.(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 uCHM
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LG h#
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. q Tz5P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 GJ\bZ"vDo
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *+TO% {4
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. # AH gY.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r ?<?0j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fQxlYD'peb
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（10）for good 永远 SveP:uJA[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. emHaZhh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /Yj; '\3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pS "A{k)i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5Mp$u756
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p^C$(}Yh
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7O~hA *Z
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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 bo#?,80L}`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &hE k m
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p#N2K{E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Bxf&gDwjgr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w&Z.rB?
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。 fskc'%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。 /t J%gF
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