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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tnbaU%;|J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8Uvf9 ,I'
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Tfhg\++u
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ={b/s31H:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z.eqOPW
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E=w $r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 r!yrPwKL
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（4） cook up 虚构 JGSeu =)
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Wt"@?#L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _< 69d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $I-$X?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wCeSs=[
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. Gu~y/CE '
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E@"+w,x)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1[J&^@t[h6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G-Z_pGer^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $2 Ox;+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DyG3|5s1R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 1 @E<5rp o
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H]"Z_n_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6*k Y7
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（10）for good 永远 "Z }'u2%\m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q 0,]Q ]_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 f&H):.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :74^ ?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [xk1}D
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %#02Z%?%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <y6M@(b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kxhvy,t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !V Zl<|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U [c,cdA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5IBe ;o
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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 W&}R7a@:<~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d vkA-9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6fY(u7m|p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K4N~ApLB+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 BGodrb1
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zdl Z,vK^.
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 xc`>Y q
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