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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uJ L[m(G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U j> bWa`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R"[U<^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 wnbKUlb
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（4） cook up 虚构 lag%} ^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 47
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 F]^ZdJ2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A \~tr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <5l!xzvw
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M `.v/UQn
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. {~eVZVv
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ;bes #|^F
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y%)@)$sK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [V.#w|n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _9b;8%? Yf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :LBRyBV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 RJT=K{2x
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Cw&U* H
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（10）for good 永远 = $awUy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g:CMIe4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W&8)yog.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hQ}B?'>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rP 7f~"L
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @b"J FB|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u. L{3gkT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. uO;_T/^u
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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 O %?d0K
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W4o $J4IX{
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Id; YIycXe
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l|p
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;UG]ckV-
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。 0x]W W|se*
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