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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8wBns)wy @
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FUDM aI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vF_?1|* |
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <Z v G&
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（4） cook up 虚构 03,+uf
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hi ?],5,/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -i58FJ`B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5!?><{k=%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q
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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. /$B<+;L!#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qw nC{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?p/i}28=y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \5J/ ?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3C.bzw^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Y0U:i.)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Al
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（10）for good 永远 /f_lWr:9l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z$;z&X$j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 WG< D+P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. HJM- ;C](
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <T <?7SE+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #O q fyY!
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;E(%s= i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $
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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 C4]v q+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {088j?[hzk
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zw` Xg@;xP
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f)~urGazS
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。 )E' iC
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