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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5NH4C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bSz7?NAp
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 6 . )Xeb"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dM P'Vnfj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H\\FAOj
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sowwXrECg@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;ko6igx)+
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PLMC<4$s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 VuH ->
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =WBfaxL}
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :Jv5Flxl
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 /kg#i&bP~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P)J-'2{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d!YP{y P
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 79exZ 7|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hh&$xlO)(v
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n-yUt72
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4OpzGZ4+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {\P%J:s#9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V
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（10）for good 永远 ]a4+] vLK
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. yNP4Ey
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 V-n{=8s
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 wlaPE8Gc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "QxULiw
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e5P9P%1w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ipbhjK$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z[v4(pO 6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L\:m)g,F.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ez5t)l-
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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 '5De1K.\ `
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q47R`"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 nW7: ]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bS r"k
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YZ4`b-
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。 KGg
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