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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fp)SZu_*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #\0m(v
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（3）clown around 胡闹 CS7b3p!I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x>yqEdR=o
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（4） cook up 虚构 ZnEgU}g<2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Uwc% '=@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \ 'm7un
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D+]mKPB
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @t%da^-HS"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 uY]';Ot G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b)diYsTH
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. zg2d}"dV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 QVT0.GzR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D!`[fjs6A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 * ~P B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k79OMf<v
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 { "p ~M7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w7 MRuAJ4
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（10）for good 永远 !X}+JeU '
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b 8@}Jv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |j+JLB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @1j*\gYz
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 94!}
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ku'a,\7z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 y>C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mU[\ //
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Dc xT6 [
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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 |21V OPBS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x}ZXeqt{ {
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "C}<umJ'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z^wo d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hrX/,D -c
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。 3_RdzW}f
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m B L? 2~M
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