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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A`4j=OF\
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wY2#x D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $Blo` '
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（3）clown around 胡闹 m?G}%u
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h:3`e`J<h
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m-lUgx7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SnRTC<DDh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UB]} j^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 b<qv
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :<w3.(Z
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. l
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4`G":nE?We
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. HHD4#XcU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 EVM hc"L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J4h 7]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Zgo^M,g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?'p` Qv
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（10）for good 永远 PIn' tV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nbMnqkNb
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 to^ &:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;VM/Cxgep
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >fI<g8N D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f .rz2)o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 cu]2`DF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9]BpP0f\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. QP)-O*+AA
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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 \&]'GsfF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7_d gQI3y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |:`f#H
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s%>>E!Qi_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ||cG/I&,
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。 ]<A|GY0q1
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