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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %Gnd"SGs
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F12S(5Z0%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yRSy(/L^+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U Ek |8yq
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7UY('Q[
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（4） cook up 虚构 |v,}%UN 2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $v2S;UB v*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6uv'r;U]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. })Ix . !p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;w>Q{z
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. KI^ q 5D ?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m(Pz7U.Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3g4vpKg6c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i|:: v l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )L&n)w
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0$Qn#K
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g0[<9.ke
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（10）for good 永远 P W0q71
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w0F:%:/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bs4fyb
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 23.y 3t_?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 q| de*~@-P
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x(T!I&i={
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6jQ&dN{=qB
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Al;%u0]5
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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 >*ha#PE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wjw<@A9
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N23 +1 h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Dg];(c+/
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。 96([V|5K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e2_r0I^C
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