（1）call the shots 做决断 CzDR% v x
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k(v Ep ]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9^[5!SMzCj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0;m $ a=
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。 y9l.i@-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J=Y( *D7Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [?K\%]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 zi DlJ3]^
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（4） cook up 虚构 r &l*.C*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `__?7"p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 I}]@e ^ ~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gP hw.e""
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +e3WwUx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [C~)&2wh>
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. ^Hhw(@`qf
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ws=9u-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j*Wh;I+h
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l1|,Lr
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0)] C&;}_M
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 SYW= L
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（10）for good 永远 6+f>X L#w
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 36A.h,~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 oTV8rG
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #* /W!UOu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `J7Lecgo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 'V9aB5O&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E<G@LT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -$MC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 MHT,rqG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w5/ X {
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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 eYX_V6c
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~m09yc d<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Xgth| C}k
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F@(}=w^(A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LsD9hb7
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。 P(i2bbU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W yJfF=<
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