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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {m O QRAKl
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9 ^+8b9y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Bl$Hg,in-
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "WF@T
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（4） cook up 虚构 x ky +"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4>R)2g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 RwyX,|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 VPi*9(LS
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &d sXK~9M>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xwSi.~ .
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2p|ed=ly%
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )JA9bR
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v {r,Wy 3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. nI_UL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M4}b l h#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5do49H_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]L6[ vJHx
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4ux^K :z
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（10）for good 永远 ssY5g !%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SX1w5+p$C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F<0GX!p4u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 N!lQ;o'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Wj I NY
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $*$X5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Eg+ z(m$M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^~` t
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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 ;%^T*?t
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >(He,o@M
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Qv
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |C`.m |
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A}W}H;8x
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。 6 K-jje;)
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