（1）call the shots 做决断 TdFU,
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !}Xoqamm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8eqTA 8$?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T Q41i/{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?%3dgQB'
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n)yDep]$G
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（4） cook up 虚构 nJI2IPZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =g+}4P
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nDn J}`k
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T"xJY#)}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /r4l7K
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p]L]=-( qI
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. [!uzXVS3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |_?e.}K
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >XtfT '
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a0NiVF-m%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jG>W+lq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3ijPm<wn
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !hVbx#bXl
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（10）for good 永远 !.P||$x`&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M pOU>\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t7b y OMC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. " $(+M t^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'K4FS(q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^QN c!{ `
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 u1meys a{0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VcKB:(:[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8 m"k3:e^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9gg{ i6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )-
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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。 zT>!xGTu7~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ET .jjV
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