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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W{tZX ^|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g3>>gu#0DC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ( tg9"C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bdb}4X rL
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W0~G`A(:;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 L/C~l3
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（4） cook up 虚构 'xx M0Kn`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H${L F.8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p$'S\W|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2tpu v(H;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 EGQgrw Y5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d8w3Oz 54
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. d-+jb<C&
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。 ;..z)OP_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 nM2<u[{gF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nk%v|ZxoFv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9 $$uk'}w!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C:5- h(#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 PD.$a-t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *kFd#b+xB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ` 7: uc@
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（10）for good 永远 ' !7>*<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iiIns.V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &3Zb?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Mp|Jt
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 },l
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :&vX0
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;kk[x8$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OVi < d
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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 E .Xp\Dm71
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vu*e*b$}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .h=n [`RB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *HR
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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。 qhx M O[f
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