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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. oc3dd "8}@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r e ]Ste
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _d\u!giy
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;e~{TkD
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（4） cook up 虚构 _>gXNS r4u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '&.)T 2Kw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4]DAh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -T K|Y"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {8!ZKlB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F=-uDtQ <N
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. .Ca"$2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P0'e"\$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. H}) Dcg3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ( Lok
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Xq 8uY/j
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?q d,>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. i\kTm?BQZ
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（10）for good 永远 wMH[QYb<*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S s@u,`pr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q(~3pt
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @9}),hl`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 8iMF 8\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bx hP jAL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Fb<n0[m
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0[n c7)sW
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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 $$haVY&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 l ^DINZU@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (Oxz'#TX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l,*yEkU
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。 JP{UgcaF
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q+YuVQ-fx
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