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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4h|* r !
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4bA^Gq
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7:?\1 a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]b%U9hmL^f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZN $%\,<
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（4） cook up 虚构 SkmTW@v
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CYy=f -
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0}NDi|o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hx MRmH[f:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E|c(#P{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %_5#2a
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. B;(U ?gC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S!u8JG1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6WZffB{-TK
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 OgIRI8L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %50)?J=zB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G7" (,L` 5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. stajTN*J
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（10）for good 永远 f EL 9J{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d%0G sg a}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /A,w{09G
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 63l&
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f4P({V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QyVAs ;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )TiM>{
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 d"Zu10
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1 qNO$M
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2)\->$Q(H
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G1jj:]1
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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。 WC< [<uI*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wl]3g
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