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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t!l/` e%J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +QQ YPEx+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. E.4n}s
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。 o>$|SU!a
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $KH@ , ;Xz
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（4） cook up 虚构 @?j@yRe
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xf[z E Et
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (, d/ JnP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y)5)s0}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3[iSF5%V*p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `Q+ i-y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 mC% %)F'Zf
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. }^IwQm*i
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 c-ttds
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?L8&(&1@VD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. QR|XV%$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )#)nBM2\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @' @s*9Nr
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 nt DR lX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A8#.1uEgNb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?,D>+::
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（10）for good 永远 [0d-CEp[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =I+l=;05Rd
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 o(?VX`2"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2Px$0&VN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %"1`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HGU?bJ~6o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. RPz!UMQSD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o+]Y=r2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?7fQ1/emhO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vgU hN_rK
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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 j;ff } b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |V 5 $'/Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 B FzcoBu-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c n\k`8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \;3B?8wbIl
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。 hqhu^.}]
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