（1）call the shots 做决断 GIS,EwA
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1CUI6@Cz)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pA\ "Xe&
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. SU. $bsu
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :4Y 5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <^e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fV!~SX6S
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（4） cook up 虚构 uJ3*AO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }%3i8e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 T7 (U6yN
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 87R$Y> V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i~{ 0>"9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .6iJ:A6T
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. 6MQyr2c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 1L4v X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tG 0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 xv_Z$&9e>l
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~AcjB(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 KN.WT aO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q)RTy|N J^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `OWwqLoeA
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;Hu`BFXyD
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（10）for good 永远 oox;8d4}y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I:] Pd
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E> YE3-]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H `_{n<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L ?S#3@Pa
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #mRT>]di`D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ifadnl26
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +QEiY~i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 piAFxS<6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 # 6 M3BF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t0 )XdIl8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +w (B9rH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jR^_1bu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {A{ sRT=%
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。 J |DY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1oL3y;>iL
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