（1）call the shots 做决断 {?`7D:]`^
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1&! i:F#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 haBmwq(f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C{}PO u
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。 < #ON
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ! p/SX>NJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >#$SaG!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &muBSQ-
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（4） cook up 虚构 L&DjNu`!9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g%l ,a3"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aaig1#a@1b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o *J*} y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ":$4 /b6
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. n !4\w>h
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0WC\u xT7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. k}v`UiGM
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 EjLq&QR.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #+1|O;PB#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. > O?WRC B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 gLX<> |) *
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G<e+sDQ2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. p[JIH~nb
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（10）for good 永远 rS_G;}Zr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `f; w
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OP1` !P y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =$J(]KPv!?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4CF;>b
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =\< 7+nv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vW=-RTRH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Qp:I[:Lr;
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i]r(VKX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )$:1e)d
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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 t,7%|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 pX_#Y)5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @wcF#?J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /xk7Z
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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。 U*[E+Uq}:N
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