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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UN zlN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y] L9Y9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iVG-_RsKK
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <
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（4） cook up 虚构 'JNElXqrv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {W]=~*w
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fH)YFn/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e_V O3"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]|sAK%/
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. nv0]05.4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $dA-2e1 0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3"G>>nC&
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. LrAT Sq @
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i} N8(B(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. HO[wTB| D]
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（10）for good 永远 < 0S,Q+&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y_]De3:V0B
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CYKr\DA
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jiYmb8Q4D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1&P<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cKn` /\.H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Bf$_XG3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 La@
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }sx_Yj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -CRra EXf8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,9P:Draxs`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $DZH QH
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。 ?_ v{|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uio@r^Xz
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