（1）call the shots 做决断 )Td;2
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D (>,#F
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [X"F}ph
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. feI%QnK)U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Bc^% 1
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wd
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =.sg$VX
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（4） cook up 虚构 #%=6DHsK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !P_8D*^9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uVQH,NA,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. b! h*I>`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9ozK}Cg4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =`1#fQDt
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 08+cN T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0|D^_1W`R
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. tJ_6d H8Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R?/!7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U)PN Y
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |\ Zs oA
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（10）for good 永远 5Dhpcgq<<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {D6E@a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <#[_S$ 54
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6c?;-5.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FLqF!N\G
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6 < uJ }3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N y\c>$ z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {x-iBg9#l2
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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 L,m '/} $
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :3uCW1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ` YK2hr
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. j/oM^IY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =u*\P!$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }k`-n32)|
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。 [YGPcGw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fku\O<1
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