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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1(*Pa
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $ri't J+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \Bg?QhA_D
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 Vt;!FZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Kulh: d:w
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J[7|Ul1
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ye^l~
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~V?3A/]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pQ/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l;'#!hC)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;~
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Eg;xj@S<2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ),#hBB`ZA
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. = m6yH_`@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u{>_ Pb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. SGUu\yS&s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Pcox~U/j
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $, v[<T`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8 ta`sNy9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;{e =Iz}/
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（10）for good 永远 'CkN
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Js( "H
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8fI&-uP{g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f} _d`?K
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?*ni5\y5o
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .xIu
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~BJ~]~0P`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Nr(3!-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _ o-lNt+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 * w[\(d'T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. NcVsQV
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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 ag
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qauZ-Qoc9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tg X},OU^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xQetAYP`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8% ;K# ,>
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。 X%>Sio
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