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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kXG+zs T
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9jvg[ H
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /M'b137
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（3）clown around 胡闹 V=S`%1dLN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8# oF7eE
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（4） cook up 虚构 k $+&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G\P*zz Sq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 s )To #
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1pz6e8p:m
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fc!%W#-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~ 4&_$e!
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. C g&1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q].C>R*ux8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. P- vA.7
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !C/`"JeYL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 sH&8"5BT%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0 TS:o/{(a
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（10）for good 永远 WcUeWGC>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Lnj5EY er
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 cb
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +bQn2PG=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S)[2\Z{**T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Xt~/8)&
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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 W``e6RX-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ")o.x7~N
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rAQ^:q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ''WX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "\V:W%23W{
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。 `[n e <F?e
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