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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K`25G_Y3@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tw`{\kWG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `oxs;; P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 42Gv]X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]y3'6!
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（4） cook up 虚构 m ),3J4(q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. BAq@ H8*B
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RK*ZlD<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dh~+0FZ{A
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5jpb`Axj#
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. f /r@9\x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Gj.u /l
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZkyH<Aa
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 H^N@fG<*dh
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z.Sq5\d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %D(%
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. LV:`si K
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（10）for good 永远 K#B)@W?9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \` |*i$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :\+;5Se+l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Tn~b#-0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;t.LL d
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _$+lyea
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 50:$km\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -! dL
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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 5z8!Nmb/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9tW=9<E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Yy4? |wVl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3w= OvafT:
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。 k+au42:r
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7 I/
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