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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \CX`PZ><
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D@7\Fg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yrE|cH'f0
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。 )I$_wB!UV
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（3）clown around 胡闹 OB;AgE@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. LtXFGPQ f
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（4） cook up 虚构 b"/P
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [;h@ q}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %(,JBa: G
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z\4l+.R`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *-Z JF6
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. !H~G_?Mf\O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 DLJ u%5F
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;_1D-Mf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :&9#p% /
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Wd3/Y/MD
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GwxfnC Ki9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _u ]Wr%D@
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（10）for good 永远 1g^ N7YF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 87r#; ND
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]@C&Q,~q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v>;6pcp[F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ) zz"DH
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z;2kKQZm
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P9SyQbcK
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5ju\!Re3 X
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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 [8l8 m6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vRVQ:fw
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _ ?xORzO
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B1 4z<x}Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Ip|~j}
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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。 gG&2fV}l6
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