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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3\m !
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *]yrN`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?+hEs =Xs
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J8Wits]A]$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QY)p![6Fj
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（4） cook up 虚构 u|IS7>Sm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `"CA$Se 8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 72~L ?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K9xvog
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q(w ;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'M6+(`x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~`Bk CTT
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Ich^*z(F$
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~vDa2D<9%
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {c)\}s(}F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9oc_*V0<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. If '2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *yT>
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h 'em?fN(
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ')q4d0B`"
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（10）for good 永远 3\}u#/V b
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )lLeL#]FLO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8:c=h/fa
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v zs4tkG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?0:]% t1 8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tx
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z #@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9Zd\ 6F,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B0|W
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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 *y?6m,38V
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0^S$_L
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mhrF9&s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0'6ai=W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `l'T/F \
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。 #b*4v &<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q(-&}cY
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