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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EO!cv,[a
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,IX4Zo"a
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. FO)nW:8]
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。 LRlk9:QD>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ognq*[om
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q8yJW-GA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 , % DAh
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（4） cook up 虚构 _( A +_|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g&(~MD2{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 cLk+( dn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .Im+()b&&
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. u KdX4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6!L*q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ) o(F*v
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -VT?/=Y
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d:WhP_rK9
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +o70: UF %
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -`1L[-<d=/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BGYm]b\j[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K`83C`w.
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（10）for good 永远 TVh7h`E g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :s9 85sEv
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <cc0 phr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X #C7r@H
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X{5 D PhB,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $GK m `I"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +s 0Bt '
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u5|e9(J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @Sd:]h:f-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u:kY4T+Z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k EDZqUD
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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 E|#R0n*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QX3
