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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \2!v~&S
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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. {0fQ"))"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '|r('CIBN/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CqVh9M.ah
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（4） cook up 虚构 &Y2mLPB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~%9 ofXy
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h<oQ9zW)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o6^^hc\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y? Yix
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \*#9Ry^f
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. QE7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4a;8XAl
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /IM5#M5~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sa8Sy& X"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I(r ^q"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [o )P
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（10）for good 永远 O?omL5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 372ew h3'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {9KG06%+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e.eQZ5n~q`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v7VJVLH,I7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #;'1aT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kStWsc$;+T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ANh5-8y
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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 (
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W`] ,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 t#mW`r GE_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hqVx%4s*J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^ MkT">
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。 6.|f iQs ]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $~4Zu V %
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