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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XQ~Xls%]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e-*@R#x8+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r 10VFaly
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1\}XL=BE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z,"4f*2
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（4） cook up 虚构 (Yz[SK=U}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a0hBF4+6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NWh1u `
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. frUs'j/bZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N!c FUZ5]
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. /a*){JQ5 j
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j4, y+ 9U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !Ew
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 46]BRL2 G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Iuz_u2"C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^R:&c;& ,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =Rx4ZqTI|
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（10）for good 永远 c #TY3Z |
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PS" rXaY
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e_e\Ie/pDc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .;g kV-]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;[ ;WEA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t@ R[:n;+
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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 y>}r
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _%R^8FjH*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7)QZ<fme
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Hk;;+ '-
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。 W6T4Zsg
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7zCJ3p
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