（1）call the shots 做决断 " I@Z:[=2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M{7EFTy!y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ry x<^q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @ec QVk
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。 _V{WXsOx(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zoOm[X=?3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .#h ]_%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3MjMN %{P
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（4） cook up 虚构 xsFW F*HPs
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (cYc03"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ! T0IMI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XR\ iQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hBE}?J>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IHo6&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. eS@RA2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \lR~!6:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. =10t3nA1$
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -"a+<(Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~.x! st}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @-b}iP<T
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r 'jVF'w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _n}!1(xYa`
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（10）for good 永远 '*3+ '>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E7_^RWG
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A{6ZEQAh>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LwGcy1F.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x2ol
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }UGPEf \
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "-xC59,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :{66WSa@Dd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1| gP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &`TX4b^/!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =_yOX=g|
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 DR0W)K
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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 Zo0&<QWj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Uero!+_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bY>o%LL-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2s{yg%U(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6U /wFT!7$
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。 e2*^;& |%
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [U jbox
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