（1）call the shots 做决断 Os8]iNvW\
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6yTL7@V|B
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OV>T} Fq
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V Pn #O
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。 3 T Q#3h
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KE 16BjX@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ; ZL<7tLDb
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =}r&>|rrJ
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（4） cook up 虚构 X\
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N(}7M~m>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $1\<>sJH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \p@,+ -gX
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ahS*YeS7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 JeUFCWm
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. [4Glt>Nj>
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。 F^T7u?^)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 G+b $WQn2t
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @'R4zJ&+S
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y: KB"H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 < 5[wP)K@
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \D , 0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,`/!0Wmt
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G ~a/g6M4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. yKOf]m>#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YcRjbF,|6
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（10）for good 永远 '/;#{("
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Xj+1]KRN
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jDgiH}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SP
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~LO MwMHl
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =#T6,[5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5 [X^1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;5" r)F+P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8xg:ItJaA0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )5d&K8@
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 IH[/fd0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r]BB$^@@V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :r^ i0g|5P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Iy|]U&`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9 N=Dls
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。 X_Y$-I$qd
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