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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r:5Ve&~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #rpqt{m l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eq+o_ R}CS
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {^kG<v.vV
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QO7:iSZJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 QP[a^5;Tt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u,akEvH~a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KYu(H[a
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. Y+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1 (i>Vt.+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6{$dFwl
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `zp2;]W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. MH.,s@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 VDKS_n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kxW>D a<6
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（10）for good 永远 dT )KvqX
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eM+;x\jo?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 , imvA5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n+qVT4o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WQ}!]$<"y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. = (gmd>N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nbAS pa(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b3b~T] ]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8q [c
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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 X^D9)kel
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2-V)>98
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2ly,l[ p8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *fl{Y(_OO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 WYC1rfd=
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。 As+;q NO
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