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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J<4 egk4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tgP x!5U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y]SX2kk(2
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。 {:;59 9l
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D+ )R_
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =E?!!EIq.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (u gB3o
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（4） cook up 虚构 :7w ^2/ZGo
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (79y!&9p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dMnJ)R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?Q ]{P]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z`=[hu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $\
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. UtebSQ+h\
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 g{}{gBplnl
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cx(a McX6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ;QA`2$Ow
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 j JxV)AIY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gqz<; y
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（10）for good 永远 q-g3!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $H9+>Z0(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b`=\<u8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 vy t$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1,tM
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 rl0sN5n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }CiB+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 43"` gF]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V?a+u7*U&
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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 }w0>mA0=H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xMAfa>]{n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >>**n9\q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f#s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )jh4HMvmC
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。 &: i|;^^2
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