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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $$@Tg kg?o
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WxFjpJt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. EB#z \
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DQ)SMqOotw
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（4） cook up 虚构 \ *2IU"R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^?2txLv,6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 HZT;7<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^{w&&+# ,q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +3 C
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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. Xk2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 V/Q6v
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (]1 %s?ud*
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <n>< A+D
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 g5 E]o)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1Jahu!c?
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（10）for good 永远 sJr $[?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &0#qy9wx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z+ 4R[+[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,y0kzwPR1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6?_Uow}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1kpI?Plki
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rdK.*oT
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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 H`y- "L8q
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 X)yTx8v4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i->sw#
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #&@&Bl Ie
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。 89L -k%R
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