（1）call the shots 做决断 Y_> z"T
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. q?8MKf[N
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D[ 7 K2G+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v Q+}rHf`[
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。 jp8=>mk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _XXK1H x
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. yr&oJYM
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 YC&iH>jO3
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（4） cook up 虚构 % %c0UaV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kBIF[.v(\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5|m|R"I*Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #lltXqvD?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ; V K;_ d
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tt[P{mMQ
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. [2 2IF
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。 ="@W)"r
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q+mMp I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZyCAl9{p
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;07!^#:L=Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 M42Zpb].
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P :lv Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 huvg'Y t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7b+OIZB
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H !F'I)1
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（10）for good 永远 Cb =r 8C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. oge^ 2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ep 5lm zg
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 a47Btd'm
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8o -?Y.2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (&x~pv"+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F1 M@$S ,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QIi*'21a+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pC8(>gV<h
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `Z|s p
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U%oI*
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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 yp@mxI@1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $k'f)E
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 LvWU
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >=U $ s@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V2g $"W?3
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。 LWVO%@)w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H5&>Eny
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