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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sO-R+G/^7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. LVtQ^ 5>8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 htSk2N/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =YsTF T
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（4） cook up 虚构 .7rsbZ zs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GV[ BpH
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *, *5s V
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y }d>%i+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,$[lOFs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &4iIzw`
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. /VZU3p<~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bxHk0 w
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2`eu 3vA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;9sVWJJCw
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )pH{b]t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u)MA#p {
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <v^.FxId
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（10）for good 永远 & bx,6dX
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _erH]E| [
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h*%1Jkxu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k_`S[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \bE~iz3b9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 46`{mPd{aO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a]ey..m
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jGPs!64f)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. { ,srj['RS
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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 014 !~ c
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [%q":Ig
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =T6\kz9)`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "0mR*{nF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H^0KNMf(
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。 J],BO\ECH
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