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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E8+8{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #T
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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. ST#PMb'izn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;.L!%$0i#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NT'Ie]|
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（4） cook up 虚构 UnJi& ~O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u|(aS^H=q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H 3W_}f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6ch@B e5*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W=q?tD~V
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ty)gPh6O
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. gGF$M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ytg7p 5{!i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >6n@ \n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 y[Ta M9<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A)= X?x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *9\oD~2Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8Ng) )7g!
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（10）for good 永远 :0i#=ODR
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #u!y`le k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T iwHLb9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ly@U\%.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oXu~9'm$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `K1PGibV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _Eet2;9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s2,`eV
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #l8K8GLuf
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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 f)!{y> Q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^/4 {\3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R$~JhcX*l'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4jI*Y6Wkz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 'Y6(4|w
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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。 r)*_,Fo|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {RWahnr{
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