（1）call the shots 做决断 9+PAyI#w
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wet[f {c
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w,vnpdT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I`rN+c:
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z"_8 l3
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（4） cook up 虚构 1'Q6l
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Rvx 7}ZL!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2IRARZ,3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $fT5Vc]B4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 f\_ PNZCc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oYTLC@98}
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~%g,Uypi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;nQ=!
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z_xQ2uH$:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :i& 9}\|,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4K~=l%l
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *A W v
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fW+ "Kuw
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（10）for good 永远 3en6 7l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~mXzQ be
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gN:F5 0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T1.U (::
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :??W3ROn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b~:)d>s8wY
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -d#08\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7<MEM NYX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d 94k
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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 EJTM
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nb=mY&q}~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 k)*apc\W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =Q<7 [
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cl `Wl/Q#
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。 >. `*KQdan
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E~fb#6
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