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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x3WY 26e
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. huR< + =!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ' u0{h
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a~{St v
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（4） cook up 虚构 n09|Jzv9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ! q1Ql18n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "Dy&`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j#~4JGZt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2C-Ro Z~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LpF6e9V\Wp
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. =l_eliM/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I5D\Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9(B)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 DSnsi@Mi
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RhDa`kV%t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~ 01]VA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 82w< q(
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（10）for good 永远 "n0 5y}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. km3-Hp1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %R _8`4IQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =|G PSR Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *'`-plS 7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3Y r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'i@Y #F%D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >MhkNy
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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 =Of#Ps)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZERd#7@m+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |Rab'9U^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]9x30UXLwD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D/giM#"
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。 J5l:_h ZUV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <Z0Tz6/j,
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