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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. emrA!<w!W
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lP]Y ^Gz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QE) zH)(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8c9<kGm$E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aL9 0:,V
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（4） cook up 虚构 5}]+|d;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [ @"6:tTU
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U{pg
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U{[YCs fk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. vZ srlHb
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（10）for good 永远 cYC^;,C &|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. } -;)G~h/"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7'i{JPm
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SN L-6]j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 X~"p]V_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c6c@ Xd V
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &V <f;PF(I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3rMJC\h
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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 wi
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +ls`;f
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 IHd
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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。 "P(obk
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m26YAcip}
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