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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. dz *7gL;7G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NyVnA
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ywb4LKD
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HKqwE=NZ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )YX 'N<[
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（4） cook up 虚构 eXK o.JL
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B|4X}*@SX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E7CH^]x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sp5eVAd
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 nD)K}4
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. HE'2"t[a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 xZQ g'IT
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9$Xu,y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9(5Oe H6o?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F6K4#t+9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 CMCO}#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "bm
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（10）for good 永远 XP1~d>j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XvE9 b5}
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g+ MdHn[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ']>Mp #j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ObE,$_ k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;+tpvnV;]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kf;/c}}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s7l;\XBy
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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 8Y_ol#\L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Vg>( Y,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <TE%Prd}`
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。 T<L^N+<,{N
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