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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. fo 63H'7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [ al, UO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #"}Z'|X*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9>qc 1z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. */gm! :Ym
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 DA s&4Y`
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（4） cook up 虚构 GO@pwq<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l~.}#$P]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Wsb=SM7;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ei 1(A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ()=u # y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zV)Ob0M7U
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. m?;aTSa
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。 ># FO0 R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. h1 \)_jxA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S5eQHef
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L@*0wx`fU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =>oo B /
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 F(E3U'G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9moenkL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TGxspmY6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^H'zS3S
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（10）for good 永远 |]7z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VFN\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c nAwoTt4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4;;F(yk8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EK:!.Fl
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J~z;sTR
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7+aTrE{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "rz|sbj
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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 H27J kZ&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zuOx@T ^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^n5[pF} Gw
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M70X dn
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '>(R'g42n
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。 fRo_rj _
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