（1）call the shots 做决断 RB$ 8^#
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T`R QUJO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WW8L~4Zy
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 33v%e
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S#0|#Z5qD
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（4） cook up 虚构 8G[Y9A(bmP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t UAY]BJ*s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [r~rIb%Zj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NkjQy MF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 No92Y^~/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {7M4SC@p|
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. i>kNz(*
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。 :;hBq4h
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 CgT QGJ}-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )8N)Z~h
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b#\ k Z/W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D !D%.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i$LV 44
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Jk6/i;4|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m?R +Z6c[
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（10）for good 永远 1rm$@L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. omUl2C
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 BS<>gA
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E<m"en&v
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Vo9)KxR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a bk:_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C7* Yg$`{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B=RKi\K6a
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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 s)7`r6w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~pBxFA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =B{ $U~}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. DrCfC[A~]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Rx"VscB6z
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。 [r<
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