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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e E;")t,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L\ UM12
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gb/M@ 6/j
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f7QX"p&P
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（4） cook up 虚构 E|Z7art
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R|H_F#eVn}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W'9=st'
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q! U'DDEP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *d/]-JN,K
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. H=k*;'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;F<)BEXC<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h8_~ OX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k)R>5?_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c F (]`49(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JP<Z3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l?%U*~*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !Rw\k'<GKX
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（10）for good 永远 r3b~|O^}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K06/ D!RD4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Sm%MoFf
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2tqO%8`_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {XNu4d9w(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z WJFd(6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 wFaWLC|&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O({-lI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?%HtPm2< %
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `'[ 7M
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。 u[oYVpe)IG
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ca_8S8lv
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