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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \%Rta$ O?S
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H#6^-6;/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;nKH m
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。 SM+fG: 4d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,Kf8T9z`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. OsL%SKs|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vj&5`
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（4） cook up 虚构 !u { "] T:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,/`E|eG1G
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :LiD JF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `m 3QT3B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V9j1j}
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $l,Zd6<1q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 RC{Z)M{~
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,r 2VP\hLh
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 BU:Ecchbr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z1$];Q\cX
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gO:Z6}3vM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g"]<J &
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. noh |/sPMD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L;S*.Ol>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z-t}6c'Kg
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5+bFy.UW
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }kCn@
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（10）for good 永远 JC&6q >$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U8K &Q4^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ] `B,L*m6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <DXmZ1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O+o ;aa6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0ck&kpL:9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L7Q o-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~TG39* m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~Un64M?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *9dV/TT~f[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i $[,-4 v
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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 rkfQr9Vc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t&R!5^R
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8Wdkztp/S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M8^.19q ;
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。 X2 \E9hJg
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