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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (sVi\R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aF03a-qw<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %Uz(Vd#K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NcY6 08C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $9?cP`hmi
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7FRmx 4(!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .*elggM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >>[ G 1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bXS:x
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ZJlEKib%2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 D %JlbH8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ` "% T=w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6Zn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a')|1DnR
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ZY:[ekm%4Z
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（10）for good 永远 .; &# )l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Hk|0HL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 bO<C R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lSH6>0# B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =~+D UMBT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N~F
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [xKd7"d/n
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 \o';"Q1H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. asC_$tsMe
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 5[Pr|AY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mLL340c#\
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。 GHmv}
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