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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0S2/ ,[-u+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7(l>Ck3B#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. za!8:(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kJK*wq]U6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Wn-'iD+9<
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ve^gzE$<I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 apZPHau6h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }inV)QQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 DIw9ov>k
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. \![ p-mW{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 se=;vp]3a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <b:xy HS
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;z T3Fv\
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. NG_7jZzXA9
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（10）for good 永远 |y
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 72 ZoN<c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4W#DLip9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +{0v@6<(02
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9oY E
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0D Lw
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ohjl*dw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Eq|5PE^7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 25 cJA4
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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 0S96x}]J B
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y#QXvo%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #\
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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。 `<{LW >Lb
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