（1）call the shots 做决断 DHY@akhrK
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *<u2:=_s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pm9%%M$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gB4U*D0[e~
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j8sH#b7Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Zw~+Pb
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（4） cook up 虚构 `3Uj{w/Q:L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yOwA8 ^q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "1-}A(X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _IdRF5<4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 HWV top/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -@Uqz781
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. q/4 [3h
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。 E~ a3r]V/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 51QRM32Y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. A|@_}h"WG
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 V3ndV-uQE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. RTFZPq84
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]7Z{ 8)T
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >|Cw\^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R+7oRXsu
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y Z WoN&
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（10）for good 永远 WsD M{1c
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1NcCy! +
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x rN
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 U5 r7j
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W y%s1iu
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R d>B0;4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a:_I
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M5trNSL&u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hbc uK&
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "C*B,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 LE%7DW (
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _H^^y$+1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ S KW%X8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ys#i@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E.iSWAJ(w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nA ~E
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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 bY EEY#
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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