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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z tS P4lW
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]ne&`uO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b;wf7 ~a*
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。 adHZ X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {@T8i ^EI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =@#[@Ia
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qt+|s&HGt
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（4） cook up 虚构 yo)a_rY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Of)EBa<5 ^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 v 4@ =>L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qr`WPTQr"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^i3~i?\,P
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /O"IA4O
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2?3D`
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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. ;^5d^-T
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。 yNY *Fl!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bM]\mo>z<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @(XX68
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 & Gp~)%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W "9?D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !V~`e9[rl
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 IUX~dO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P;%4I mq3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y'(bp=Nq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DlB"o.
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（10）for good 永远 p5<2t SD
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SK 2nxZOH
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TNs0^h)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 auOYi<<>W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. VKtrSY}6T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 NTR w:'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N2yxli
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =Qt08,.bW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JTcK\t8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yVe<[!hJ
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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 Lp\89tB>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. & ]VCZQL
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 zx7* Bnu0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L@*0wx`fU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w$J0/eX{A
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。 .pNPC|XU
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