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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 15U=2j*.b
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]pb;q(?^
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [rPW@| ^5
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [b;Oalw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ylt[Ks<2
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "VcGr#zW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,*S?L
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3tIIBOwg[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sur2Mw (M"
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. rM bb%d:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VWfrcSZg6M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mW8CqW\Q5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~~5kAY-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8%`Sx[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &,$A7:
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（10）for good 永远 SC|cCK hqi
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M 9f*7{c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 t '9E~_!C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IyP\7WZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T _Y 6AII
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9 sE>K)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7* `ldao~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UBC[5E$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dc?Yk3(Y
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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 B0 R [f
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WUa-hm2:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &S|laq H
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JHO9d:{-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9m6 w.:S
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。 3 !}'A
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