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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @ q`T#vd
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 C_ 'EO<w$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E[7E%^:Mg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ( et W4p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6O,:I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `GkCOx,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fL# r@TB-s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V2|By,.
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. {F 2Rv
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -EE'xh-zD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -`D YDIr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jf- XVk5q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. uI9*D)
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（10）for good 永远 x .Egl4b3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sQj]#/yK:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N$=9R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 39hep 8+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hRRxOr#*$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H la?\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oe.Jm#?2.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ZG2 EOy
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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 2J{vfF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )c&ya|h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fv#ov+B
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。 " acI:cl?,
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