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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DaP,3>M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 CVE(N/&b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5 :|9pe)
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。 Np7+g`nG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pmRm&VgE.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KrdEB0qh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 galzk $D
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（4） cook up 虚构 zG{P5@:.R
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9A~w2z\G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 e.\dqt~%y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <p/z m}?')
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 DG?g~{Y~b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Qo32oT[DM
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,BUrZA2\U$
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。 ;.'?(iEB
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X !_&%^L '
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. PriLV4?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {xx}xib3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "}MP {/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 {]2^b )
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _K}q%In
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nrHC; R.nE
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（10）for good 永远 9#TD1B/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @R%* ; )*F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3Q'vVNFh<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /poGhB 1k
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |.VSw
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @Ddz|4 vEi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ( <YBvpt4>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6R,Y.srR
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q,:{(R
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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 6se8`[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *?BY+0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q7rBc
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. qC g<g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f";pfu_FZ
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。 [I=|"Ic~
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