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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )J 0' We
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !d ZHG
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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. A w83@U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x X}vx hN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. : z.< ||T
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（4） cook up 虚构 BH=vI <D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. eI- ~ +.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 't
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pCv=rK@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A\WgtM
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. %6 Bt%H
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y]P]^3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^ G15]Pyw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 JI (8{ f
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /+%1Kq.hP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1'M< {h<sP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. --y .q~d
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（10）for good 永远 $BCqz! 4K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Si!W@Jm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QO0T<V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BH\q m
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j&ddpS(s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4u A ;--j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &`{%0r[UD#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 87y$=eZ
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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 sy4$!,W:
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u[y>DPP x
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tPc '# .
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 " @DCQ
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。 #N wlKZ-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,:j^EDCsaJ
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