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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h'!V8'}O?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u E.^w;~2=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'hIU_
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }"4roJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oIxH 3T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 x8/us
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（4） cook up 虚构 =fWdk\Wv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \O? u*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 > UWStzH<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (}"S) #C
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n1 v,#GE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?0z)E PQ|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s OQc x\dK
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. M=[t h
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 QiU_hz6?v
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H+`*Y<F@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *B{-uc3o
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 v$3_o :
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?gG, t4 D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >a@>N
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +?V0: Kz]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l &|)O6N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &k+*3.X
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -[$ &s FD
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（10）for good 永远 g@u ;Y5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O<`,,^4w/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Pi){ h~ B>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 k* Pz&8|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7E\gxQ(vU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 WgPgG0VJE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m}pL`:e!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f~*K {7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l5 HWZs^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oLP]N$'#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ppFYc\&=
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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 # TATqzA
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MWhwMj!:m
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Pw
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h!Y?SO.b
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $m8leuo)
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。 O#G|
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