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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yi,Xs|%.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e. ]k4K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =8E GB\P
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。 #w;%{C[D
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9Nu:{_YoP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b#:!b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 iH)-8Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 w>&g'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YH{FTVOt{C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 q[%SF=~<k{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !6eF8T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 nh>lDfJV<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @vvGhJ1m`
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. t8t +wi!
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。 MzIn~[\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yGlOs]>n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. og|~:>FmJo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pt~b=+bBm
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?xtP\~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xU'% 6/G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >{ k0N@_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 pxHJX2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^zR*s |1Q
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（10）for good 永远 nf S.0\z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. YbuS[l 8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YfVZ59l4y6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $J]o\~Z J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L*1yK*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B S+=* 3J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $Zf]1?|xa
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,\D* =5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .a
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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 Mtq^6`JJ'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7SjWo fv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I=K|1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3zo:)N \K
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X&cm)o%5Fe
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。 7^DN8g"&\
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