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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W:V:Ej7 h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )e6)~3[^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fH6mv0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 M+lj g&fy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f 3t&Bcw$
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（4） cook up 虚构 L28DBj E)A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 64jFbbd-/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2 zQ62t}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V \4zK$]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ` 0}z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. x.ZW%P1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X 6`F<H`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {!G
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kl/eJN'S
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [(65^Zl`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zv>3Tc0R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2$OI(7 b=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d=~- 8]%\
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（10）for good 永远 o{n)w6P{R,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Xe:gH.}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 n +R3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 %40uw3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BZr$x8%ki
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oMNgyAp^
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +?I 1Og
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 { t1|6R0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^S]-7>Yyr
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. hnf7Q l}
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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 \[cFe1d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /j|Rz5@ =
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n>|7 k3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KOqp@K$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GI ~<clhf
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。 /xseI)y.B
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 WhU-^`[*
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