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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6q T-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UEfY'%x
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X|ZAC!J5>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 MOnTp8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mo(>SnS<
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ud e ?[6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p?4[nS-,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 A=p'`]Yld
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \4C[<Gbx$(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )58 ~2vR
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. CA5`uh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c$tX3ug6I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :XG~AR /
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %2g<zdab
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AYN dV (
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |5X[/Q*K`W
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 IAq
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y#~A":A
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（10）for good 永远 C"_ Roir?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \hBzP^*"n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CS(2bj^6 D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. p :W ]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 18Z1F
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kV 4Oq.E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3JBXGT0gJ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 nhjT2Sl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C])s'XTs
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 N)R5#JX
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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 " r o'?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b.@4yW
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !Hl] &
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l!&ik9 m
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~ &N e
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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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vg D+Y
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