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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /]j^a:#"6t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Vu.VH([b]Q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &O
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "DaE(S&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "&Hr)yyWG
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（4） cook up 虚构 V>Dqw!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^h\(j*/#X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #[ f]-c(!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $%BI8_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <W]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'tTUro1~
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~ c,CngeL0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Emy=q5ryl
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b?{MXJ|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >``sM=W at
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BG |m 5f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 QC,fyw\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. x~Y{
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（10）for good 永远 {FQ@eeU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @E 8P>k q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \sMe2OL#z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *\.8*6*$!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dI%?uk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6k_Uq.<X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =cpUc]~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. },n?
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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 "1YwV~M5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >?Duz+W)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _ 9g-D 9
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y\omJx=,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NbC2N)L4
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。 , ZghV1z
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