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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. As
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AE?M Eag
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2#1"(m{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 gBp,p\ Xc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D[32 t0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XHs> Q>`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y (@j;Q3(r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ySAkj-< /P
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @SeInew;`l
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. oS6dcJHf
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9'nM$ a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N3dS%F,_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Z>h S&B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :/UO3 c(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ko<u0SjF)u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B=14
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. omz%:'m`~
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（10）for good 永远 [hzw..?g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7QV@lR<C2R
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )aSj!X'`;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 E)w6ZwV
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &U*MLf83`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,w-=8>5lrj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F{*{f =E!B
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "#}Uh
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OM,Dy&Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^97u0K3$
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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 JTGA\K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /B"FGa04p(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p+x}$&<|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a |}v?z\
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。 @S?` != M
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