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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <7zz " R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Zv?"1Y< L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y{~tMpo<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B|{E[]iK
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VW;E14
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（4） cook up 虚构 h##U=`x3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n </Rd=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Fq%NY8KNE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +8"P*z,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 bQPO'S4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -rT#Wi
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. 2 ^nws
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 mX?t|:[b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. XN{zl* `
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 a:4!z;2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !1UZ< hq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H^vA}F`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E] S:F3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. K$r)^K=s
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（10）for good 永远 WLta{A?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d<WNN1f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2uV5hSHYe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (.L?sDQ</z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w m9wnAy
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;:>q;%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3UKd=YsJ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q}a(vlZ
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 <(V~eo
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kLpq{GUv:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y9=<q%Kc-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K8_\U0 K
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,|,kU 0xXz
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Cb.M
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 og&h$<uOZt
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