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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6#E]zmXO2
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R#Y50h zT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O24Jj\"
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L7SEswMti
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（4） cook up 虚构 oJP< 'l1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NNwc!x)*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (N,nux(0k
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .W!tveX8-
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. E;9Z\?P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,/~[ S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )yHJ[
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3"5.eZSOW
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p?Z(rCp
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（10）for good 永远 smV!y8&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e[s5N:IUd3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z*9L'd"D|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 pP3U, n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iu +3,]7Fm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G OpjRA@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Po> e kz_E
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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 9x(}F <L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dPHw3^J0j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8zAg; b [
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zyDZ$Dhka
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Khj=llo,
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。 sv'
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