（1）call the shots 做决断 2)0J@r'
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?VRsgV '$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {SXSQ '=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Va l"v UZ
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aqQ+A:g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8* #$ 3 e
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（4） cook up 虚构 BAvz @H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o6~JAvw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \Z 42EnJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `[}X_d 1A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }><[6Uz%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IqepR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3X DU(#
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. ~G=E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -$g~,dIwj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #6D>e~>n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #%E^cGfY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P?|\Ig1Gk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gzat!>*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 , #GB
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d2gYB qag
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rMjb,2*rC7
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（10）for good 永远 I
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `T1bY9O.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j[w=pF, o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -gt ?5H h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oyk&]'>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .b<W*4{j0H
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0#uB[N
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Qhc; Zl
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y`7<c5zD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6dz^%Ub
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 "sDs[Lcq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \~Z%}$ =
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ZPb30 M0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. q^zG+FN
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -D=Sj@G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j}
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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。 M1#CB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @> ~\ So|
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