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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DV]7.Bm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 QldzQ% 4c\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <;t)6:N\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 agOk*wH5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D 0]a \,aZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 iY/KSX^~O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o8FXqTUcs4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qq0?e0H
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =OV2 uq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jB^OP1
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. "] -],K
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8xI`jE"1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e}cnX `B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?& h3P8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 2+9 2Q_ +
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D\T!4q'Q
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（10）for good 永远 qGPb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '3kcD7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f'dK73Xof
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cc >
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I Ru$oF}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Bx X$5 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 qCJ=Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~Y/z=^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9Nl* 4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }g,X5v?W
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。 -Q`C q |s
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