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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !Z4,U Tu|Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计
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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. Ir0er~f+z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D+ jk0*bJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {qOSs,+= L
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（4） cook up 虚构 l#Qf8*0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h[XGF z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -09<; U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?.4.Ubc\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sjaG%f&h
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. 5R o5Cg~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \OY2|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. m m`:ci
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FEdyh?$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }>tUkXlhJ<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E )Hp.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w HIS}OONz
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（10）for good 永远 y< ;#*wB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {ifYr(|p`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V}aXS;(r%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wz:w R+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 re^1fv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0} {Q QB
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c\RDa|B,
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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 !hJKI.XH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,:;_j<g`e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 H"n"Q:Yp
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E%40u. 0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K}a[ ~
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。 l(<o, Uv[`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dc:|)bK
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