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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s+Pq& <nV-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9=M$AB
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;+_:, _
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. u#fM_>ML
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（4） cook up 虚构 TqQB@-!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /HEw-M9z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Paq 4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2qNt,;DQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r6Dz;uz
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. E~T-=ocKE
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0auYG>< =
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. > uB?rGcM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aKDKmHd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;1=1:S8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {WS;dX4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. klYX7?
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（10）for good 永远 3`?7 <YJ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T<>,lQs( a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zI uJ-8T"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =I5>$}q_&,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 DfD&) tsMQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N>1em!AS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6_;ic pN]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MchA{p&Ol
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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 /}Axf"O E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |-ALklXr
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. R29~~IOq O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~8+ Zs
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。 1GRCV8 "Z^
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