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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yT~x7,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |--Jd$ dj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jx2{kK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 sV \K[4HG
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C7DwA/$D
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（4） cook up 虚构 ml /S|`Drk
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. DJAKF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1aCpeD4|)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g4952u
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DuIXv7"[
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. GR4DxlX
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 a6 1!j>Kx
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tw&v@HUP
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K[LuvS
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（10）for good 永远 !a-B=pn!]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :2&"a k>N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zsJermF,O
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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 : -d_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?Ve I lD
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x|(pmqIH+
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。 [ nP s
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