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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CAbeb+O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Oc
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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. mMNT.a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vKcZgIR
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IL]Js W
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（4） cook up 虚构 {Rm N1'%
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W~ !uSrY
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 d)R7#HLZ7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [Yq*DkW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y"n$d0%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j3Sz+kOf,
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0SHF 8kek
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6h5,XcO4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0b)q,]l]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >" &&,~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mRECd Gst
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u ?
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hhM?I$t:
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（10）for good 永远 J)o =0i>*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <`f~Z|/-_(
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 j><8V Qx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Iq[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Zv" q A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ? BEO(;'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >.76<f ni
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s|O4 >LsG
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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 PCcI(b>?l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Lj,!0 2 5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >T)#KQ1t
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ol7^T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jgyXb5GY
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。 skeXsls
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rHMr8,J;
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