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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6 9y;`15
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i`(^[h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 X@)z80
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \<0B 1m
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（4） cook up 虚构 M@1r:4CoKH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vR6B n
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8N%Bn&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _/* U2.xS
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c)md
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. $/1c= Y@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OX:O^ (-r,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D<i[LZd
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2g9 G{~,@g
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. # {fTgq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8;Fn7k_Uf
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. e}VBRvr
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（10）for good 永远 | IoB?^_h
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. juF{}J2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 YKbCdLQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )Rat0$6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4Tc&IwR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o'~5pS(wq
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ N']TN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _qqr5NU
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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 <WXzh5D2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +(D$9{y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 '$As<LOEd/
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m\>a,oZH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H+}"q$
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。 @UBjq%z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;VO.!5W@eg
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