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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [! o -F;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~-zC8._w3r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8g dOQ=a
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. su SIz 7:
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（4） cook up 虚构 &c !-C_L 2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1gr jK.x
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Sy55w={
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bvKi0-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ky|0IKE8Z
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. HB^azHr
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cm<3'#~Q?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PGDlSB^ O
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )*B.y|b #
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u8QX2|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |V5H(2/nk
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ljRR
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（10）for good 永远 (A_9;uL^_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L\5n!(,0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C ;|Ru*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z#b6 aP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lK0coj1+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9b>a<Z
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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. a,.9 eHf
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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 *hba>LZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i*3'O :Gq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n:{yri+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3't?%$'5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TA*49Qp
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。 |dvcDx0|K
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