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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6_x}.bkIx=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o$*bm6o
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. RT1{+:l
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。 OA\vT ${5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +!D=SnBGs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "tEj` eR
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 EolE?g@l8
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0- 6:AHix
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )zo#1$C-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IS3e|o*]MP
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。 JI28O8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L{4),65
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. <>ZB W9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 btz3f9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. R#^pNJ N
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Gg ,k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hr"+0KeX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0J,d9a [1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .xQ'^P_q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T1W9@9,s
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（10）for good 永远 cx%9UK*c
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H4",r5qw:
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :h dh$}y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BQmafpp`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Pb&+(j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 < g1hdF0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *G"#.YvE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~g|0u O}.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AS^$1i:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gxtbu $
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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 6u3 (G j@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L 'Rapu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [, X,2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Av4E ?@R
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。 5ml}TSMu'
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