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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1foy.3g-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b &X- &F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -kT *gIJ}
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E$d Pu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5%j
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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. $Kn{x!,"(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ge=+ 0W)&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (<!Yw|~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "pGSz%i-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B* #lkMr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 45fk+#
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（10）for good 永远 ib8@U}V n1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7xidBV x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *^+8_%;1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `) s]T.-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]G m"U!h*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Oo<L~7B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7kJ =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`/"1]Nf
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :s|" ZR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R]hilb'a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $A"C1)d;
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。 t/ xWJW2
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