（1）call the shots 做决断 F Jj #
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _s> ZY0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 jj&4Sv#>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1G6 MO
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。 |>2IgTh1a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 buv*qPO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^t wJNm{99
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q'mLwD3>
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（4） cook up 虚构 Es~|:$(N]|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `T \"B%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !Ui"<0[,
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )f6:{ma
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l*+5WrOS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _P]!J~$5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P4~=_Hh
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. ggR--`D[
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。 .{@aQ wN
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Qn*a#]p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p@se
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `Rc7*2I)l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [3#A)# kWm
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e~ wJO~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /K WR08ftp
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 s, 8a1o
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G\ U'_G>
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（10）for good 永远 sMikTwR/^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O73 /2=1V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \ \ WIu?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. p`i_s(u
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,z1fiq
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kZ0|wML8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bxS+ R\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D3>;X= 1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ve1O<i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p
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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 P2+Z^J`Y>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]757oAXl
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 sPee" 9%,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $:bU<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 SgOn:xg;3L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i'Oh^Y)E#
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。 '<v/Gl\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BK_x5mGu3
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